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Unit3 Test
Medieval/Byzantine/Islam,Muslim+Christian
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History
10th Grade
09/09/2010

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Byzantine Empire
Definition
name used for E'rn Roman Empire
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Justinian I
Definition
greatest Byznte empereor; major goal was to reunite the old roman empire
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e'rn orthodox
Definition
religion/ church in the e'+byzntne empire
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Constantinople
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capital city of the byznte empire
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code of justinian
Definition
law code that preserved many roman laws
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Hagia Sophia
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orthodox church built by Justinian+Theodora
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Theodora
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Justinian's wife; helped increase women's rights in byznte empire
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great schism 1054
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split betwn the e'orthodox+catholic church
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1453ad
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year the byznte empire fell
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ottoman turks
Definition
muslim group that conquered constantinople,ending the byznte empire
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cyrillic alphabet
Definition
created by orthodox missionaries so russians could read the Bible
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genghis khan
Definition
mongol leader who united the mongols of asia
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golden horde
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mongol armies that invaded russia; looted and burned cities
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ivan III
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Russian czar who defeated the golden horde+controlled n'russia
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middle ages
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time of economic+cultural decline in w'europe
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charlemagne
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1st holy roman emperor+created the feudal system;major goal was to unite the old roman empire
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sahara desert
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largest desert in the world;located in n'ern africa
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marco polo
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italian merchant+explorer who wrote a vivid account of his travels+wealth+beauty of the FarE'
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Moors
Definition
term used for africans who intermarried w. arabs
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savanna
Definition
regian of africa's the largest+most populous;grassland area
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major african trading kingdoms 3
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Mali, songhai, and ghana
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constantinople
Definition
capital city of the byzantine empire
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early middle ages (dark ages)
Definition
time of economic+cultural decline in w'rn europe
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serf
Definition
people who were bound to work the land+sold w. the land;peasants
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feudal system
Definition
basic political+military system in which land was exchanged for military service
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muhammed
Definition
founder of islam
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charles"thehammer"martel
Definition
famous for defeating the muslims at the battle of tours in 732;battle kept w'rn europe free to be Christian
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vikings
Definition
AKA norsemen;brutal warriors from scandanavia that invaded europe in the 8-10centuries
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genghis khan
Definition
mongol warrior who united the mongols of asia
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ivan the great
Definition
russian leader brought n'rn russia under his control+established absolute rule over the country
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martyr
Definition
someone who dies for their beliefs
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joan of arc
Definition
french girl who brought france victory in the 100 Yrs War
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Hundred Year's War
Definition
series of battles between england+france
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spanish inquisition
Definition
church court that used trials,torture,+death to enforce the catholic faith in spain
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ferdinand+isabella
Definition
united spain;wanted religious uniformity+began the inquisition
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reconquista
Definition
attempt made by spanish christian leaders to retake land from muslims
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parliament
Definition
legislative body that included the house of lords+house of commons
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magna carta
Definition
documnt that limited the english king's power;signed in 1215
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king john
Definition
wicked english king that was forced to sign the magna carta
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william I
Definition
took control of england after winning the battle of hastings 1066
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monopoly
Definition
exclusive control over a service/product
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guild
Definition
group of skilled workers
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the crusades
Definition
holy wars fought betwn christians+muslims over palestine
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excommunicate
Definition
to be banned from the church
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pope gregory the 7th
Definition
pope who tried to make reforms n the catholic church
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knights
Definition
trained soldiers on horseback who served the lord
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feudalism
Definition
medieval military,political,social system based on the holding of land
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bantu migration
Definition
people moved from the desertfication of the sahara which spread knowledge of farmng and iron tools
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sundiata
Definition
founder of the kingdom mali;converted to islam but still kept traditional african religion
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mansa musa
Definition
made trip to mecca;expanded mali kingdom to atlantic
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timbuktu
Definition
trading city in africa;leading center of learning
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genghis khan
Definition
mongol chieftan who united the mongols of asia
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pax mongolica
Definition
mongol peace, growth,+political stability
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items that were traded from china
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windmills,gunpowder,paper,porcelain,+cards
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kublai khan
Definition
conquered china;ruled korea,tibet,+vietnam
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sunni
Definition
90% of all muslims today;political leader not religious authority
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shiite
Definition
radical minority group of muslims
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ships of the desert
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camel caravans used to cross the desert
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pilgrimage
Definition
journey made for a religious reason
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5 pillars of muslim faith
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prayer,alms,fasting,+pilgrimage
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koran/quran
Definition
islamic holy book
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crescent+star
Definition
symbol of islam
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kaaba
Definition
black stone in the great mosque;holiest of all islamic shrines
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mecca
Definition
holy city for muslims
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allah
Definition
islamic god
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muslim
Definition
name given to followers of the islamic faith
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islam
Definition
religion begun by mohammed;submission to god
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arabian peninsula
Definition
place islamic religion began in 600sAD
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