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7 Cards in this Set
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battle of tours
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the battle between the Muslims and the Franks
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dynastic cycle
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mandate of heaven, new ruler (golden age), population increase, corruption, famine, civil war, loss of mandate, state emerges in power
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emperor justinian
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defender of orthodox christianity, corpus juris civilis
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end of pax romana
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cause the end of the Roman empire, due to great expense of army and high taxes
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five pillars of Islam
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shahada (declaration of faith), the salat (mandatory 5 prayers), the zakat (almsgiving 2.5%) the sawm (fasting), the hajj (pilgrimage)
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gothic architecture
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pointed arches, flying buttresses, ribbed vaults
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legalism
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ch'in shi huangdi; philosophy that states that people should follow the laws placed for by their leaders
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