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41 Cards in this Set
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Attila |
leader of the Hun army who sacked Rome |
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Marco Polo
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famous European trader that visited China, wrote a popular book about his travels |
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Kublai Khan |
leader of the Mongols, founder of the Yuan Dynasty |
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Charlemagne |
originally called just Charles, united the Franks and furthered Christianity |
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Justinian |
leader of the Byzantine Empire that recovered Rome from the Germanic tribes and wrote his own code |
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Allah |
Islamic name for God |
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universal ruler |
meaning of Genghis Khan |
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Genghis Khan |
born as Temujin, but changed his name |
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Constantine |
ended persecution of the Christians, converted after a victorious battle |
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pope |
father or head of the Christian Church |
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Qu'ran |
Islamic holy book |
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Messiah |
promised deliverer |
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jihad |
striving or armed struggle against unbelievers |
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secular |
wordly |
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bureaucracy |
major decisions are made by the gov't instead of elected representatives |
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Gentiles |
non-Jews |
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parables |
stories with morals |
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mosque |
Islamic house of worship |
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mercenaries |
foreign soldiers paid to fight |
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caliph |
successor or deputy |
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Middle Ages |
time period between 500-1500 |
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major domo |
palace mayor |
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inflation |
drastic drop in the value of money, rise in price |
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hajj |
pilgrimage |
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apostle |
pupil |
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martyr |
person killed for their religious or other beliefs |
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Five Pillars of Islam |
Faith - No God but Allah |
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Five Pillars of Islam |
Prayer - 5 times a day facing toward Mecca |
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Five Pillars of Islam |
Alms - support the less fortunate |
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Five Pillars of Islam |
Fasting - participate in Ramadan |
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Five Pillars of Islam |
Pilgrimage - travel to Mecca once |
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Reasons Rome Fell |
Pirates disrupted trade |
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Reasons Rome Fell |
Lacked new sources of gold and silver |
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Reasons Rome Fell |
High taxes |
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Reasons Rome Fell |
Meager harvests |
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Reasons Rome Fell |
Disease |
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Christian church split into two denominations |
Catholic and Orthodox |
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Similarities of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism |
One God |
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Similarities of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism |
Afterlife |
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Similarities of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism |
"Abrahamic" religions |
