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Global studies test part 2
Arabian Peninsula
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History
6th Grade
01/26/2010

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Who are the Beoudins?
Definition
Are nomads that migrated in the Arabian peninsulas . They created Arabic. Polytheistic and believe in animism.
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What does Islam mean?
Definition
Submit
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Who was the founder of Islam and when was he born?
Definition
Muhammad. Born in 570 CE. Both parents died. Married a rich widow at 25.
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Who is the angel that speaks to Muhammad?
Definition
Gabriel
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What points does Gabriel make?
Definition
1.You should see everyone as equal.
2. Allah sees everyone equal
3. You should belienve in only one God who is Allah.
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What city does Muhammad found and when?
Definition
Medina. 622 CE
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What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
Definition
1. Worship God 2. Be kind to the poor. 3. Pray five times a day 4. Some point in your life pilgrimage to Mecca. 5. During holy month, Ramadan, you have to fast until the sun goes down.
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When Muhammad dies, what happens?
Definition
Sunnis- want a someon holy (80%)
Shiites- (Iran) think it should be someone in his family. (20%)
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Who were the Slavs?
Definition
Primitive people found north of the Black Se. Very cold where they lived. Hunted and gathered food. No time to form a civilization. Made fur and traded it with the romans for silk, and russians traded them wool
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Who is Cyril?
Definition
Wants to convert Slavs to christianity . Comes uo with alphabet called Cyrillic Alphabet.
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Who conquers the Slavs?
Definition
Vikings native to Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
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What were the Vikings called?
Definition
Called Rus which means ruler. The called that land, the land of the rus, which is known as Russia
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When did the 100 year war end?
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1453 CE
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Who is Prince Vladimir?
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989 CE. Wants to marry a gril from Byzantine, but only can if he turns Russia to Christianity.
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What weakened Byzantine?
Definition
4th Crusade
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When were the rules changed in how picked the pope made?
Definition
1059
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What is a group of cardinals called?
Definition
College
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What is the great Schism and when did it happen?
Definition
When three popes led at the same time. (notes say 1377, internet says 1378)
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What plaque killed a lot of people in 1350?
Definition
Black Death; killed 1/3 of the people.
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How long was John Paul I pope?
Definition
33 Days
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Who invented the printing press?
Definition
Johannes Gutenberg
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Who united france and germany?
Definition
King Merovingian
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What was the nickname for Merovinigian kings?
Definition
"Do Nothing Kings"
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Who led the Battle of Tours? When?
Definition
Mayor Charles Martel in 732 CE
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Who were Charlemagne's three son's and what countries did they control?
Definition
France- Charles the Bald
Germany- Louis the German
Lothair- Lorraine
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