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Justinian's Code
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A written set of laws that was borrowed from the Roman Twelve Tables.
They were later used in European and American legal systems |
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Constantinople
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Capital of Byzantine Empire and center of trade between Europe and Asia
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Schism
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A split division within a religion
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Cyrillic Alphabet
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Language crated by the Byzantine priests in the 10th Century in order to spread Orthodox Christianity to Russia
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Patriarch
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Religious leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Islam
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Monotheistic Religion
Means "submission" in Arabic |
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Muslim
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Follower of Islam
Means "those who submit" in Arabic |
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Kaaba
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Rectangular building & shrine in Mecca that is considered the house of God for the Muslim people
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Allah
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Arabic Word for God
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Mecca
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City of Arabian Peninsula
Muhammad's Birthplace |
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Muhammad
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The prophet of Islam
People did not accept his ideas of monotheism at first |
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Hijra
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Muhammad's journey in 622 AD from Mecca to Medina in order to gain more followers of the Islamic Religion
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5 Pillars of Islam
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5 Responsibilities of Muslims:
Proclamation of Faith Prayer Alms Fasting Hajj |
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Hajj
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A pilgrimage or religious journey to Mecca
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Shia (Shi'ites)
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Recognized the caliph as a descendant of Muhammad
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Sunni
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Believed caliph should be chosen on political ability
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Koran (Quran)
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The holy book for the religion of Islam
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Caliph
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Muslim Religious & Political Leaders
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Umayyad Caliphate
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Capital City of Damascus
Led by Sunni Muslims Only allowed Muslim Arabs to control government Conquered land in Middle East, North Africa, and Parts of Spain |
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Abbasid Caliphate
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Moved capital to Baghdad
Led by Shi'ite Muslims Experienced Golden Age |
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Mosque
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Muslim place of Worship
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Ottoman Empire
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Sunni Muslims
Conqueror of Constantinople and changed to Istanbul Armies used gun powder in Cannon & Muskets in order to conquer land and maintain control |
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Safavid Empire
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Shi'ite Muslims
Controlled Iran and Armies used new weapons to conquer and maintain control |
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Mughal Empire
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Dominated and Controlled India
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Sikhism
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Religion that started in India that blended the religions of HInduism and ISlam
It rejected the caste system |
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Rise of Mughal Dynasty
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Delhi Sultanate brought Islam to India
***Turks and Mongols*** |
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Fall of the Mughal Dynasty
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Corruption, Military and Social Problems
Rebellion |
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Sharia
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Legal System of Islam based on the Koran
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Qadis
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Judges
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Hadith
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Quotations from Muhammad
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House of Wisdom
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In Baghdad where many Greek works were translated into Arabic
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Geometric Designs
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Used this because they believed in not using icons
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Akbar
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Spread Islam to 2/3 of Southeast Asia in the Mughal Empire
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Kiev
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First Russian State
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Mongols
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People in Russia who ruled and tolerated Orthodox Church and grew more powerful
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Moscow
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Capital City of Russia which was the center of Orthodox Church
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Ivan the Great
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Recovered Lost Lands and Built Framework for Absolute Rule
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Tsar
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Russian Word for Caesar (ruler)
Viewed as a Political God |
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Ivan IV
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Killed many people and was very suspicious
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Boyers
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Land Owning Nobles and Treated harshly and Many Killed
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Mecca in 570 AD
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Muhammad's birthplace and birth date
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Religion Influences of Muslims in India
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Islam spread to India
Islam and Hinduism= Sikhism |
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Government Influences of Muslims in India
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A Sultan ruled a Part if India
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Writing Influences of Muslims in India
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Arabic, Persian and the Indian language combine to form Urdu
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Architecture Influences of Muslims in India
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Taj Mahal
has the dome style of Architecture and had minarets (Mosque) |