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History
11th Grade
10/21/2010

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Pope
Definition
Head of church
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Diaspora
Definition
Forced leaving of traditional Homeland
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Christians
Definition
People who accepted the teaching Jesus 
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Jesus
Definition
God's prophet. God's son 
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Paul
Definition
His name was originally Saul. He was a prosecutor of the church but then he saw the rising of Jesus. He then starting spreading  the word of God and traveled and preached that Jesus was Messiah. Credited with keeping Christianity alive. 
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Early Church Setup
Definition
Church hierarchy 
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Schism
Definition
Separation of church caused by arguement over pope's authority
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Constantine
Definition
Roman general that had vision of a flaming cross before leading his army into battle
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Theodosius
Definition
Made Christianity official religion of Rome
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Barbarians
Definition
Invaded Rome
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Justinian
Definition
1 of Byzantine's greatest emperors emperors
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Justinian's Code
Definition
Rules that preserved Rome's legal heritage & became the basis for most European legal systems
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Byzantine Empire
Definition
Originated when Roman Empire split. (Eastern half)
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Constantine XI 
Definition
Made equal rights for all Christians
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Constantinople
Definition
City built by Constantine. later became Byzantine capital.
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Ottoman Turks
Definition
Ended Byzantine Empire (Captured)
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Islam
Definition
Submission to the will of God
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Allah
Definition
Arabic word for God
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Muslim
Definition
Follower of Islamic faith
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Mosque
Definition
Islam worship place
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Muhammad
Definition
God's prophet. Islam prophet
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Kaaba
Definition
Holiest shrine in Mecca
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Mecca
Definition
Muhammad's birthplace
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Quran
Definition
Muslim bible. Holy scriptures of Islam
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Hegira
Definition
Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Yathrib (1st year of Islam calendar)
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5 Pillars of Islam
Definition

Shahadah Islam profession of faith

Salah Prayers (5x a day)

Zakat Almsgiving for the relief of the poor Sawm Fasting (esp. during Ramadan) 

Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Rightly Guided Caliphs
Definition
The first 4 Caliphs after Muhammad
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Shiite
Definition
Believed Caliphs had to be decedent of Muhammad
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Sunni
Definition
Believed Caliphs could be any devout Muslim who is accepted by the people
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Battle of Tours
Definition
Caused split
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Mu'awiyah 
Definition
1st Caliph of Ummayad dynasty
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Ummayad
Definition
Improved conditions for Jews & non-Greek Christians
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Abbasid
Definition
Got rid of restrictions to be Islam
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Achievements of Islamic Society
Definition
Trigonometry, Calligraphy, figured out Earth was round
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Judea
Definition
renamed Palestine
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Cyril & Methodius
Definition
Successful missionaries (brothers)
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