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Midterm study guide 2
Study Guide 2
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History
9th Grade
12/18/2012

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Palestine
Definition
Where Phoenicians lived
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Canaan
Definition
Ancient home of the Hebrews
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Torah
Definition
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
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Abraham
Definition
Man chosen by god to be the "father" of the Hebrew People
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Monotheism
Definition
A belief in a single god
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Covenant
Definition
Mutual promise between God and the founder of the Hebrew people
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Moses
Definition
The man who led the Hebrews out of slavery
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Jesus
Definition
A Jew born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea
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Apostles
Definition
The 12 men who were Jesus' apostles
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Mahayana Sect
Definition
Buddhists who accepted the new doctrines
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Theravada Sect
Definition
Buddhists who held to Buddha's stricter, original teachings
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Stupas
Definition
Mounded stone structures built over holy relics
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Brahma
Definition
Creator of the world
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Vishnu
Definition
Preserver of the world
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Shiva
Definition
Destroyer of the world
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Kalidasa
Definition
One of India's greatest writers. His most famous play is "Shakuntala"
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Ka'aba
Definition
Holy shrine in Mecca
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Allah
Definition
Arabic God
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Islam
Definition
Means "submission to the will of Allah"
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Muslim
Definition
Means "one who has submitted"
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Hijrah
Definition
Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Yathrib
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Mosque
Definition
Islamic house of worship
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Hajj
Definition
Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Qur'an
Definition
Holy book of the Muslims
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Sunna
Definition
Muhhamad's example
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Shari'a
Definition
The body of law in which the guidance of the Qur'an and Sunna was assembled
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Caliph
Definition
A title that means "successor"
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Umayyads
Definition
A family who came to power after Ali died
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Shi'a
Definition
A group who believed that the caliph had to be descendant of the Prophet
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Sunni
Definition
Followers of Muhammad's example. They didn't outwardly resist Ummayyad rule
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Sufi
Definition
Rejected the life of the Umayyads. Pursued a life of poverty
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Abbasids
Definition
The most powerful of the rebel groups that overthrew the Umayyads
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Fatimid caliphate
Definition
Formed by Shi'a followers who claimed descent from Muhammad's daughter Fatima
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Indulgence
Definition
Pardon
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Reformation
Definition
Movement for religious reform
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Lutherans
Definition
A group created by Luther and his followers after leaving the Catholic church
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Protestant
Definition
Christians who belong to non-Catholic churches
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Calvinist
Definition
Council of elders govern each church
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Anglican
Definition
English monarch is the head
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