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38 Cards in this Set
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What did the arabs compete for? |
grazing land and water |
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What is a bedouin |
A person who goes from oasis to oasis |
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What is the kaaba? |
It is a holy shrine |
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What was the religion before the prophet? |
polytheisum |
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Why did people go to Mecca |
trade water and the kaaba |
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Why were camels useful |
they could go a long time without water etc. |
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Why did people get angry at muhammad |
he told people not to visit the kaaba |
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What was muhammad's claim? |
He was told to go out and tell everyone there was only one god, allah |
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What did he do when he returned |
he destroyed all idols in kaaba |
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why did he have to leave in the first place? |
a mob was coming to kill him |
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What is a mosque? |
a muslim house of worship |
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what is the koran? |
the book of islams |
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What is a caliph? |
a leader of the islams |
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why is the first 4 caliphs called the rightly guided? |
they were the ones who knew muhammad personal and were guided by him |
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what were the two types of muslims? |
sunni and shia |
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what did the muslims do to the other members of the book |
they taxed them higher |
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what did the umayyads do to connect their comunitie? |
they made a common coins and a common language |
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where did they move the new capitol? |
to Damascus |
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what battle toke place? |
the battle of tours |
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what killed all the umayyad leaders? |
rival's dinner party |
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where was the abbasid capitol |
baghdad |
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what continets were involved in the empire spread? |
e, as, af |
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who conquered ummayads? |
isabell and ferdinan |
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what gave the DA its name? |
no eduation, food, money |
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who was the greatest king? |
charlamagne |
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what were the vikings feared? |
Because they slaughtered EVERYONE |
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why was the abbasid capitol convenient |
it was by trade routes and tigris/uphrates |
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why did the vikings stop? |
they were given wives and land |
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WHAT WAS WILLS CLAIM? |
to build a castle |
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what is a fief? |
a fee |
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what is feudalism |
fealty passed and payment to vassal |
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what did christianity provide |
hope.... |
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what is a manor? |
a selfworking fief |
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what was a common punishment |
death ;( |
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what did joan of arc do to die? |
witchcraft and heressy |
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what is trial of ordeal |
healing for 3 days etc. |
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what are the stages of knight |
page7 squire14 knight21 |
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how could a serf escape |
escape, pay, deed |
