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30 Cards in this Set
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Catholic
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all-embracing
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icon
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a holy picture of Jesus Christ or the saint
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Justinian Code
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a set of laws, written by the Byzantine emperor Justinian, that serve the Byzantine Empire for hundreds of years
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monopoly
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complete control or ownershi[
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mosaic
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a picture made from bits of colored stone or glass
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orthodox
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in religion, supported and accepted by tradition
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patriarch
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a church leader
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astrolabe
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an instrument that helped sailors navigate using the position of the stars.
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caliph
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a "successor" to Muhammah
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Islam
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the religion of Muslims, based on belief in one God, or Allah
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minaret
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a tower on top of a mosque, from which the faithful and called to prayer
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mosque
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an Islamic house of worship
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Muslim
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a follower of Islam
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Qur'an
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the holy book of Islam
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Shiite
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a group of Muslims who stayed loyal to the descendants of the fourth caliph, Ali, during the eighth century
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steppe
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semi-dry plain that produces some grasses and thorny plants
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Sunni
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a group of Muslims who accepted the changing dynasties of Muslim Empire during the eighth century
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bubonic plague
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a deadly sickness spread throughout Europe in the 1340's by fleas on rats; (Black Death)
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Christendom
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the community of Christians from all kingdoms and nations
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contract
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a written agreement
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crusader
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a Christian soldier who fought to free the Holy Land from Muslim Turks in the Middle Ages.
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feudal system
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a system of trading loyalities for protection in the Middle Ages
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Magna Carta
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The document the English nobles forced King John to approve in 1215, limiting the king's power and protecting the rights of the people
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manor
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a large block of land made up of forests, meadows, farmland, a village, a church, and the house or castle of the noble who owned it all
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Middle Ages
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the period of European history that lasted from about A.D. 500 to 1500.
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nation-state
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a country with a strong central government and a single ruler and usually a common history and culture
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pope
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the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
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serf
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a peasant who worked on a manor
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tenant
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someone who pays rent to a landowner
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vassal
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in the Middle Ages, a noble who agreed to perform services for the king in return for being given the use of land
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