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16 Cards in this Set
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hippodrome
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An ancient Greek stadium used for horse and chariot racing.
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cathedral
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Large or important Christian church.
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icon
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pictures or images of Jesus or saints
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pilgrimage
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a journey to a place of religious importance
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caravans
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groups of people and animals traveling together
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mosque
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a Muslim place of worship
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astrolabe
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were tools that astronomers used to determine latitude
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Constantinople
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The capital city of the Byzantine empire
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Byzantine
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located on the shore
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Black Sea
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located between Asia, Russia, Europe and the Byzantine empire
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Iyia Sophia
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most important cathedral, located in Constantinople
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Justinian
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Emperor that wanted to connect the lands
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Mecca
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a city in Eslani religion, holy city of the Muslims
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Medina
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in 622 Muhammad fled to this town, in this town many people were eager to hear his teachings
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Quran
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the holy book of Islam
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caliph
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a successor of Muhammad who carried on his vision and the religion of islam
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