History Religions 9-11

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The highest Hindu caste members in India after the epic age were the

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Brahmans (priests, scholars)

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The Indian caste system

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Was extremely complex and stratified; a person could almost never change a caste

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A central message of bhagavad gita is that

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One must carry out the duties that come with ones caste

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A major difference between Buddhism and Hinduism was that

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Buddhism denied the need for caste, rites, and sacrifice to achieve nirvana

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Buddhism spread primarily as a result of

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Its monastic community (monks)

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Alexander the great's invasion of India

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Had little lasting influence on either region

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Buddhism lost its appeal and influence in Guptan India in part because

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Hinduism showed its adaptability by emphasizing its mystical side, thus retaining the loialties of many Indians.

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During the classical era in India, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

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Religious authorities often allowed dissections in the name of research

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Over time in classical India (hinduism), castes

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Intensified and began to differ region to region

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In Mesopotamia, the cuneiform culture of the mesopotamians assimilated invaders and provided continuity . The same role in India was performed by

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The Hindu social hierarchy

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Has had a role in history that is disproportionate to the number of its followers

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Judaism

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The torah

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Has changed little since it was written

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The rule of Saul, David, and Solomon:

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Eventually led to the creation of the Judaea and Israel

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Regarding gender relations, the Hebrew scriptures

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Give women fewer civil rights than men have

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Which diaspora caused the most fundamental and lasting change for Jews

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Diaspora at the hands of the romans

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Leader of the first unified Jewish state

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Isiac

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Moses received the ten commandments BEFORE leading the Jews to the promised land.

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Not after

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NOT nearly all the Jews exiled to Babylon chose to return to Jewish lands after the exile was ended

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False in question

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Before the death of Solomon in 926 B.C.E., the Jewish state controlled the area the Euphrates in the north to the southern border at

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The red sea

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According to the torra, moses received the ten commandments atop mount Siani

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Not ebal

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After the romans expelled the Jews from Judaea, Jewish communities were established throughout the Mediterranean

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True

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Jesus' most important commandment was to

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Love god

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For Paul, the most important criterion for being a christian was

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Faith

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Most important bc he traveled and spread christianity

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Paul

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Paul

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Sought to subordinate women in the church

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Emperor Constantine -converted on his death bed

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Had a vision that helped convert him to Christianity

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Supported the separation of state and church

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Augustine

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Jewish group that stayed aloof from politics and preached that the end of the world was imminent

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Essences (End of the world)

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NO persecution by the romans did not lead to a decline in christian conversions

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False in question

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At the time of Jesus, which of the following directly controlled the largest geographic territory

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Rome

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Had a stronger urban base when compared to roman catholicism

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Eastern orthodoxy

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The strongest christian denomination in Egypt a thousand years ago

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Coptic church. (Cop=strong)

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In the 8th century the advance of Islam into Europe was

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Stopped in southern France by Charles martel

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Was crowned roman emperor by the pope

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Charlemagne

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Between 500 and 1000 C.E. the church's power was fragmented and decentralized. (Europe=cluster of kingdoms)

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True

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Not a major strength for roman catholicism in the year 1200

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Kievan Russia (taken over by vikings)

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True

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The Carolingian empire WAS first divided by the treaty of Verdun in 843ce

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Muslims believe that the most recent prophet was

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Muhammad

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Islam believes God transmitted the truth to muslims through

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The angel Gabriel

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Is observing a day of rest one day a week, a pillar of islam

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No

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The Quran promises a reward in paradise to those who

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Observe islam faithfully

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Muslims DON'T consider the Quran to be translated and understood in different cultures

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False question

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The status of women in the Islamic world of the 14th century was NOT the same everywhere

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False question

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First caliph

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Abu Bakr

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Least important motivating factor behind the military expansion of the Islamic empire

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Religious goals

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Thought the descendants of Ali should be imam

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The shi'as

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Sought to convert non muslims to islam

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The Abbasid caliphate

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Descended from Mohammad's uncle

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The Abbasid (true)

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Not conquered by islam in 650ce

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Spain

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Oman Egypt and Libya had.

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Seek the mystical path to god

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Sufis

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Use of zero and decimal system developed by

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Indians

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Many of the major agricultural exchanges that helped the Islamic world came from

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India

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Baghdad was built by

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The Abbasid dynasty

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The end of the caliphate did not end the spread of islam

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False in question

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Relatively late converts to islam

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Malaysia and Indonesia

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Arab traders DID bring Islam with them to sub-saharan africa

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True

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Initially went well for the Christians

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The crusades

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Muslim rule in spain

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Revitalized trade in the western Mediterranean

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The Spanish inquisition was established to

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Hunt down those suspected of being insincere converts

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The second class status offered to non-muslims in areas controlled by Islamic governments

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Dhimmi

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At one point in the crusades

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Christian invaders killed every muslim in Jerusalem

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By the fourteenth century, Jews and muslims in most parts of spain were

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Forced to accept Baptism and convert to Christianity

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Hinduism

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The oldest religion still in practice is

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Is officially sanctioned by the rigveda

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The caste system in India

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The deep philosophical concepts of hinduism

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The puranas focus least on

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Local rulers

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In hinduism, Brahman priests often supported

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The Islamic culture

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The hindu culture developed before

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Islam

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Currently the religion with the 2nd highest number of adherents in the world is

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In the bhagavad-gita

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Arjun learns that he should follow his dharma (duties) , whether he wants to or not

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Buddhism

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Had an order of monks

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Forecast to be either a businessman or a farmer.

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The Buddha was not

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Attained enlightenment

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While sitting under a tree at Bodh Gaya, the Buddha

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Desire

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For buddha, the source of unhappiness in the world was

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Priest caste

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Members of this group were least likely to convert to buddhism from Hinduism

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The existence of the soul

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The Buddha did not teach

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Shinto (Japan) beliefs

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Found spirits in human nature

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The degree of respect they gave to Brahmans

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Hinduism and buddhism were similar in all of the following aspects

-their development of sacred languages

-their place of origin

-their belief in reincarnation

But not____

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Several dispersed homelands for jews

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Not a belief that came from the early scriptures of Judaism

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Eventually led to the creation of the Judea and Israel

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The rule of Saul, David, and Solomon

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Give women fewer rights than men have

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Regarding gender relations, the Hebrew scriptures

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Jews

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Diaspora at the hands of the romans caused the most fundamental and lasting change for the

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Israel

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Most recently was the split of the Jewish kingdom into Judea and

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Jesus Christ

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Was considered a threat by the roman government

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Paul

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Sought st subordinate women in the church

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Emperor Constantine

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Had a vision that helped him to convert to Christianity

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Edict of Milan

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Emperor Constantine made which formal declaration on his death bed

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Right if religious practice throughout the empire

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Edict of Milan

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Augustine

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Supported the separation of the state and the church

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Equal rights for women

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The dogma of the early christian church fostered

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Essences

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A Jewish group that stayed aloof from politics and preached that the end of the world was imminent

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Rome

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At the time of jesus, ____ directly controlled the largest geographic territory

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Eastern Orthodoxy

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Had a stronger base when compared to roman catholicism

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Charlemagne

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Was crowned holy roman emperor by the pope on Christmas day

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The church

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From 600ce to 1100ce, the most fundamental institution in Europe for maintaining order and character was

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The angel Gabriel

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Islam believes that God transmitted the truth to Muslims through

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The date Muhammad moved to medina

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Muslims begin their calendar with this event

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Abu bakr

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First caliph

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Should be imam

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The shi'as thought that the descendants of Ali

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Spain

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Not conquered by islam in 650ce

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Sufis

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Seek the mystical path to god

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The Indians

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Use of the decimal system and the zero was first developed by

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India

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Many of the major agricultural exchanges that helped the Islamic world came from

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Trade in the western Mediterranean

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Muslim rule in Spain revitalized

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Dhimmi

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Second class status offered to non-muslims in areas controlled by Islamic governments

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Muslim in Jerusalem

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At one point in the crusades , the christian invaders killed every

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The gods of many local tribes

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Hinduism absorbed

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The sacred geography of the Indian sub continent

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Hinduism is strongly connected to

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The Vedas (stories)

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Encompass the divine knowledge of hinduism

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A remedy for sorrow

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Siddhartha's fundamental goal was to find

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Jainism

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Rejects the caste system and embraces nonviolence

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the attitude toward government control

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One of the key areas of difference between buddhism and Confucianism was

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Were established throughout the Mediterranean

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After the romans expelled the Jews from judaea, Jewish communities

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The church's power was fragmented and decentralized

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Between 500 and 1000

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Eastern orthodoxy

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Icons have been more important for _____ than for roman catholicism

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The dome of the rock

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One of Islam's most famous mosques

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The Abbasid clan

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Descended from Mohammad's uncle

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Islam

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Arab traders brought_____ with them to sub-saharan Africa