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Study Helps Ch 6a
History of Civ midterm
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10/20/2010

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Visigoths
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Became foederati in the western Roman Empire. Defeated Valens at the Battle of Adrianople. Led by Alaric.
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Vandals
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conquered western North Africa. tried to invade Roman Empire.
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Huns
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asiatic origin. responisble for visigoths becoming foederatie. followed Attila.
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Ostrogoths
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set up a kingdom on the Italian peninsula. at least nominal Christians. led by Theodoric.
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Hagia Sophia
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"Church of Holy Wisdom" built by Justinian. taken over by muslims
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Justinian
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revised Roman Law. ruled Byzantine empire at its height.
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Corpus Juris Civilis
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became foundation of modern western law. included laws governing the Church. helped Justinian centeralize the Byzantine government
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Enemies of Heraclius and Leo III
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Persians. Muslims. Slavic Peoples.
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Cyril and Methodius
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missionaries to Slavs. created alphabet for Slavic language. missionized ppl of Moravia.
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Heraclius
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defeated the persians. recovered a piece of the "true cross"
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The Crusaders of 1204
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conquered Constantinople. goverened it for over 50 years.
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The Seljuks
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originally from Central Asia. overran Asia Minor.
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Ottoman Turks
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conquered Constantinople. originally from Central Asia. fought in the Fourth Crusade.
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Mecca (city)
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attracted many pilgrims. a trade center. a religious center.
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Muhammad
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a merchant. Allah's last prophet to man. denied Christ's divinity. replaced polytheism with monotheism. traced his message back to Noah. conquered Mecca.
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pre-islamic religious features (Muhammad)
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worship at Ka'ba. pilgirmage. Black Stone.
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Baghdad
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captial city of Abbasids
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Damascus
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capital city of Umayyads
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Cordoba
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capital city of Muslim Spain
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Egypt
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first country to develop monasticism.
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ulema
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orthdox religious scholar and leader or Islam
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Muslim
Definition
one who submits to Allah
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Islam
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means " submission"
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caliph
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means "successor"
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Shi'a
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group that belives only descendants of Ali could lead the Muslim state
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Abu Bakr
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another term for "caliph"
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Qur'an
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"reciation"
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imam
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"ruler"
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jihad
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"holy war"
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hegira
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translated "flight" a result of persecution.
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Battle of Poitiers
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Battle halted Muslim advance in France. Charles Martel's victory over the Muslims.
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"biblical 'counsels of perfection'"in monasteries
Definition
chastity. obedience. poverty.
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Benedict of Nursia
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gave western Roman Catholic Church its plan for monastic life
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al-Razi
Definition
Muslim physician who wrote on child care
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Ibn Rushd
Definition
attempted to state islamic truth in terms of Aristotelian logic
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Ibn Sina
Definition
philosopher and physician
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Moses Maimonides
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Jewish scholar who tried to harmonize Judaism and Aristotelian philosophy
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Damascus I
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declared the Roman Bishop had power over all others bishops
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Gregory I
Definition
ignored the emperor and negotiated his own peace treaty with the Lomabards.
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Monophysite
Definition
belief system that declared Christ was divine only
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Caesaropapism
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an emperor acting as both and political and spiritual leader
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Iconoclasm
Definition
supported by Leo III--the Isaurian.
denied the use of images portraying biblical figures
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622
Definition
year of Hegira
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732
Definition
muslim stopped invading France
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1453
Definition
Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks
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1054
Definition
final break of the Eastern and Western branches of the Catholic church.
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476
Definition
Fall of Rome
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