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| Why was travel in the middle ages dangerous? |
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| You might get caught in a battle between war leaders. |
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| Whay was it safer to travel in the Byzantine empire? |
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| Justinian and the other emperors made sure that their people obeyed the laws. |
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| A family that rules in a place for many years. |
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| What dynasty united all the little kingdoms of India? |
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| What was the first Gupta king named? |
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| Chandragupta was the first Gupta king |
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| What was the time of peace and wealth during the Gupta dynasty called? |
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| WHo invaded India during the Gupta dynasty? |
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| What is King Skandagupta known for? |
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| Defeating the invading Huns? |
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| Although the Indians succeeded in driving back the Huns, what happened to India when the fighting was over? |
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| The Golden Age ended and India became poorer and weaker |
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| Whose teachings did the monks of India study and follow? |
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| Where did some of the monks live? |
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| The monks lived in caves. |
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| Where did some of the monks live? |
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| The monks lived in caves. |
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| How did the monks crack cliffs so that they could dig their caves? |
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| They put logs into trenches, soaked the logs in water so they would swell and crack the cliffs |
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| How did the monks decorate the caves? |
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| Carved stone sculptures and painted fresenes on the walls. |
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| A painting made on wet plaster. |
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| What are the caves called? |
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| Who rediscovered the Ajanta caves? |
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| Two soldiers hunting tigers. |
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| What is the land of the Arabian Peninsula like? |
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| What is the name given to the tribes of people who lived there? |
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| How were the Bedouins expected to behave? |
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| Be kind to the poor, strangers, and the sick. |
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| Did the Bedouins actually behave this way? |
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| No, Muhammad saw them treating others badly, gambling and drinking too much. |
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| What did Muhammad see, in his vision in the cave? |
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| A scroll with words of fire. |
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| What did the mighty voice of the angel command Muhammad to do? |
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| What was the angel's name? |
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| The angel was named Gabriel. |
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| What were the followers of Muhammad teachings called? |
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| What did Muhammad tell the people of Mecca when he preached to them? |
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| Allah is the one true God. Don't worship idols. Give your money to the poor. |
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| How did the rich and powerful people of Mecca respond to Muhammad and his teachings? |
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| They did not like what he said- they didn't want to give their money away to the poor. They made life for Muslims very difficult. |
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| Why did Muhammad finally leave for Mecca for Medina? |
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| Because soldiers in Mecca wanted to kill him. |
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| Why didn't the soliders go into the cave where Muhammad was hiding? |
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| Because there was a spider web across the entrance. |
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| What is the special name for Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina? |
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| The Hegira-this name is part of the Muslim way of counting the years. |
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| How did Muhammad's friend Abu Bakr assemble the Koran, Islam's holy book. |
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| He asked people to bring him all the teachings of Muhammad that they had written down or memorized. |
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| What is the name of the five duties every Muslim should do? |
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