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Unit 3 Study Cards
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10th Grade
03/10/2011

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What does "Islam" mean in Arabic?
Definition
submission to the will of Allah.
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Where do you see most Muslim's art displayed?
Definition
Architecture.
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What do the Muslims believe about Muhammad?
Definition
He was the last and greatest of all prophets.
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How did the Abbasids control their huge empire?
Definition
through a strong bureaucracy.
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Who were the Umayyads?
Definition
Dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire from A.D. 661 to 750 and later established a kingdom in Al-Andalus. Replaced the last of the rightly guided Caliphs.
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Who does the Shi'a believe about the caliph?
Definition
Ali Ibn Abou Taleb
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What city do Muslims pray towards?
Definition
Mecca
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What are the 5 pillars?
Definition
faith, prayer, alms, fasting, pilgrimage
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What was the code of civil laws created for the Byzantine Empire called?
Definition
Justinian Code
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During the dispute over icons in the 8th century, what stance did the Byzantine emperor take?
Definition
iconiclass
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Who invented the alphabet that is used in many Slavic languages?
Definition
Saint Methodius and Saint Cyril
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What was Yaroslav the wise the emperor of?
Definition
Kiev Russia
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What was Khanate of the Golden Horde?
Definition
1 of the 4 empires that emerged as a result of the Mongol Empire.
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What did the Mongols do for the city of Moscow?
Definition
Centralized government flourished Moscow as seat of Russian Orthodox Church. Conquered neighboring areas.
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What was the title of Ivan III?
Definition
Czar
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What did Seljuk rulers call themselves?
Definition
Shahs
Term
Tang Taizong
Definition
emperor from tang dynasty. Open minded and compassionate.
Term
Pastoralists
Definition
members of a nomadic group that herds domesticated animals.
Term
Movable tyoe
Definition
blocks of metal/wood, each bearing a single character, that caribe arranged to make up a page for printing.
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Kublai Khan
Definition
grandson of Genghis Khan. (Mongol)
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Genghis Khan
Definition
Mongol emperor and military conqueror. Ruled largest empire ever formed.
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Marco Polo
Definition
discovered the "orient"
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Shogun
Definition
a supreme military commander who ruled in the name of the emperor
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Samurai
Definition
a professional warrior who served japanese feudal lords
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Khmer Empire
Definition
a southeast asian empire centered in what is now Cambodia that reached its peak of power around A.D. 1200
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Koryu Dynasty
Definition
dynasty that ruled korea from A.D. 935 to 1392
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What was Charlemagne most remembered for?
Definition
building an empire larger than any since Rome
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Germanic Tribes
Definition
These people lived in small communities, had a strong tradition of songs and legends, and the tribe's chief had a group of warriors loyal to him. They did not have a written language.
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What was the code of chivalry?
Definition
courage, loyalty, and devotion
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What was the Treaty of Verdun?
Definition
split Charlemagne's empire into 3 parts
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What was the agreement between the lord and a vassal?
Definition
lord gives portion of his land to a vassal to provide protection
Term
Who was Eleanor of Aquitane?
Definition
Duchess of Aquitaine age of 15.
Term
What was the interdict and why was it an effective weapon for the Catholic Church?
Definition
throwing out/ excommunication of the King and cost the king the loyalty of the subject
Term
What did Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV fight over?
Definition
Appointment of bishops
Term
What did the Holy Roman Empire of Frederick I lack that the original Roman Empire had?
Definition
strong central government
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What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
Definition
take Jerusalem from Muslims
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List some problems of the Church during the Middle Ages
Definition
village priests married, bishops sold positions in church for money.
Term
What was the 3-field system?
Definition
a system of farming developed in medieval europe, in which farmland was divided into 3 fields of equal size and each of these was successively planted with a winter crop, planted with a spring crop, and left unplanted.
Term
What was a guild?
Definition
medieval association of people working at the same occupation, which controlled its member's wages and prices
Term
What did the Magna Carta guarantee?
Definition
basic political rights in England.
These rights included the basic right of anyone convicted of a crime to a jury trial; protection of private property; reasonable limits on taxes and a degree of guaranteed religious freedom.
Term
What was the major cause of the Great Schism?
Definition
argued over who was the true pope
Term
What was the Parliament?
Definition
lords and monarchs
Term
Towns provided serfs the opportunity for what?
Definition
freedom
Term
Who was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague in Europe?
Definition
Mongols, traders, rats
Term
what was the Hundred Years' war fought over?
Definition
French and English. French won
Term
What are lineage groups?
Definition
structured around distant relative - common ancestors
Term
Where did the Swahili language originate from?
Definition
Arabic and Bantu Languages combined to make Swahili.
Term
What were Portugal's main interests in Africa?
Definition
trading courts
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What group were the Almohads and the Almoravids from?
Definition
2 {Berber] groups - nomads - (converted to Islam)
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How did Islam spread through Africa?
Definition
through conquest and trade
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What does it mean to be matrilineal?
Definition
trace ancestry through mother
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What does it mean to be patriilineal?
Definition
trace ancestry through father.
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Why did African trade routes switch to the east?
Definition
discovery of gold in east
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Who founded the Maghrib?
Definition
Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morrocco
Muslims founded it.
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