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Islam/Bysantine/Middle Ages
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23
History
9th Grade
10/24/2012

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Golden Horn
Definition
RIch city in constantinople that's shaped like a rhino and it's horn.
guards harbor at constantinople.
Term
Absolute power
Definition
complete authority to act in an area, not restrained by supervision or review.
when ruler controls gov./people
Term
excommunicate
Definition
kick someone out of the church
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heretic
Definition
someone who makes a counterstatement
against the church that's wrong/immoral
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patriarch
Definition
an ancestral "father" of Judaism
head of the Orthodox church"spokesperson"
Term
Orthodox Church
Definition
church of the east part of Rome
Term
Hagia Sophia
Definition
Orthodox church that has a dome top and is now a mosque/museum.
Term
Justinian
Definition
Byzantine emperor who reigned from 527-562
wanted to restore original Roman empire.
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Theodora
Definition
wife of Justinian and coruler of the empire
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Islam
Definition
the moslem faith
monotheistic religion
based on teaching of mohammed
Term
Mecca
Definition
holy city and birthplace of mohammed about 570 AD, where pilgrimage is made
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Koran
Definition
holy book of Islam
revealed by god to mohammed
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Jihad
Definition
holy war undertaken by muslims against people who dont believe in Islam
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Kaaba
Definition
Islamic site in Mecca which is a clack stone cube shape building facing direction of prayer
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Hegira (Hijrah)
Definition
Mohammed's journey from mecca to Medina
Term
Ramadan
Definition
9th month in islamic calendar, durin which fast between dawn and dusk
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Mosque
Definition
building of Muslim prayer
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Allah
Definition
god (Arabic) supreme muslim deity
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mohammed
Definition
divine prophet of islam (570-632)
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Muslims
Definition
adherent of Islam
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Charles Martel
Definition
Frankish military/political leader
at battle of Tours in 732 AD
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Hajj
Definition
pilgrimage to Mecca
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Islamic Law
Definition
controversal
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