World History Second Semester Review

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The Five Pillars of Islam

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The five requirements in the religion of Islam based on the teachings of Muhummad

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This man's face is a sin

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Jihad

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A teaching of Islam about defending the faith through holy war.

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Terrorism(21st century depiction of it)

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Mosque

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A place of worship in the religion of Islam. These places don't have any priests instead people who help out. Also the center for education in Islamic society.

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Church

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Muslims

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Followers of the religion of Islam.

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Islam

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Qu'ran

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The holy book of Islam, has not been officially translated from arabic because the meaning might be changed. Contains the muslim rules of living and worship

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Bible

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Muhammad

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Reported seeing the angel jibreel (Gabriel) told him that he was called to be a prophet of God (Allah) and reveals verses that he was to recite.

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Jesus

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Bedouins

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Nomadic arab herder of sheep and camel.

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Sheep

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Allah

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Arabic for God.

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Hijrah

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Migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib in A.D. 622.

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Trail of tears

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Caliph

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Successor to the prophet. The first caliph was Abu-Bakr who was an old friend of Muhammad.

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Kabaa

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Large, black cloth-covered building in the Great Mosque at Mecca, formerly held idols, but rededicated to Allah.

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Box

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Abu Bakr

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Muhammad's successor and oldest friend. Unified Arabian tribes.

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Caliph

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Umar

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Strong leader of the muslims who defeated much of the Persian Empire. Succeeded Abu-Bakr.

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Caliph

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Uthman

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Successor to Umar, accused of favoring his own clan and thus murdered.

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Favoritism

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Mu'awiyah

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When ali was assassinated, he became Caliph. Many disagreed on him being Caliph, and those who believed he was to be Caliph were called Sunni

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Sunni

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Those who accepted Mu'awiyah as Caliph and successor to Uthman.

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Uthman

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Shi'ah

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Ali's followers who insisted that only Ali's descendants should be Caliph.

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Ali

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Imams

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Shi'ahs belief that only ali's descendants should decide religious and worldly matters.

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Shi'ah

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Sufi

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Muslim mystics such as Rabi'ah al-'Adawiyah, tried to live simple lives centered on God.

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Simple

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Sheikhs

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Leaders of tribes of Bedouins

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Berbers

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North African tribe that assisted in the conquering of Spain, and were called the Moors in Europe for those who made Spain their home.

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Tariq

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Leader of the muslim invasion of Europe. His invasion of Europe was halted by the Franks.

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Tithe

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A tax on a Christian's which was 1/10 of their income, collected by the Catholic Church

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Feudalism

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System of government that created power for small, independent leaders, often local lords. Also granted land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services.

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Land for help

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Fief

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Land granted by a local lord.

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Simony

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A practice allowing people to buy high positions within the church hierarchy.

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Buying

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Manor

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Consisted of the central house and the surrounding lands and village.

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Vassal

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Person who receives a land grant from a lord.

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Interdict

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A ruling by the Catholic Church against an entire region; often used to influence politics.

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Region

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Serfs

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Peasant workers, who had few rights. Were tied to the land and could not leave.

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Primogeniture

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System of inheritance that became common in feudalism. The system worked by giving ownership or possession of land from father to eldest son.

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Eldest son

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Canon Law

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Code of law used by the Catholic Church

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Charlemagne

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Son of Pepin III, he united most of the Christian lands in western Europe. He strengthened the power of the Franks and also set in motion a cultural rebirth throughout Europe by supporting education, creating libraries, and sponsoring the collection and copying of ancient Roman manuscripts.

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Great Depression

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Severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s. Many were unemployed, and caused inflation in many countries.

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Bad Economy

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Nationalists

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People who promote one's nation.

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Loyalists

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Republicans who wanted to preserve the Spanish Republic. They were assisted by the U.S.S.R.

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Spanish Civil War

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Neville Chamberland

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Prime Minister of the U.K and Partly Responsible for the rise of Hitler. He let Hitler do as he pleased in order to avoid another war.

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Prime minister

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Ethiopia

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A land that Italy wanted to conquer in order to kick-start Italy's colonial empire.

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Colonialism

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Catholic Church

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The people who dominated Spain For many years. They Aligned themselves with the republicans.

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Spain

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Militarists

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People who believe in domination through the military and have massive armies due to it.

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Big boy

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Appeasement

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Describes Chamberland when Hitler was taking over the "German lands" in order to avoid another war.

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Collaboraters

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Person who was aligned with the nationalists, and plotted against the Spanish Republic.

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Anti-Comintern Pact

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An Anti-communist pact between Germany and Japan, which was joined by other fascist governments.

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Communism

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Second Spanish Republic

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Government that lasted from 1931 to 1939. Established after the Great Depression after abdicated the previous monarch.

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Great Depression

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Sudetenland

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Land in Czechslovakia that was mostly German. This land was offered to Hitler in order to avoid retaliation from Hitler.

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German

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Phoney War

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Got its name from the period after Hitler's invasion of Poland. Was a eight month period where France was the only active military force. They invaded the Saar district.

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Nothing

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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International agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve conflicts.

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Neutrality

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Island hopping

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Tactic used by the U.S in WW2, in which the U.S would go from island to island in order to gain access to military bases and secure land against Japan.

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U.S Tactic

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Poland

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Country targeted by Hitler for their abundance of land and who's people were used as slaves to work the lands (mainly the Jews in Poland.)

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Food

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League of Nations

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An international organization founded on the 10th of January, 1920, who's aim was to end any conflicts that would arise from any nation in order to avoid another War.

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Austria

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Country that was put into ruins after WW1 and especially after the Great Depression. They joined Hitler since they believed that he could repair their nation.

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A shadow of their former self

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Winston Churchill

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Prime minister of Great Britain who motivated his people to fight Hitler through his speeches.

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Prime minister

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Dunkirk

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Place where several allied troops were stranded in, in which 85% of them were rescued in the Battle of Dunkirk. Although the Germans technically had a tactical victory.

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Stranded

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Atlantic Sanctions

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A pivotal statement issued during WW2 on August 14, 1941, which defined the allies' goals for the post war world.

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International Brigade

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Parliamentary units set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

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Popular Front

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Vichy

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Common name of the French state headed by Marshall Philippe Petain during WW2. Based in the "Free Zone" of the unoccupied southern metropolitan France and the French Colonial Empire.

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Free Zone