Chp 3 Flashcards

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Umma

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Cohesive community where they elect their leaders

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Hijra

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Journey prophet Muhammad took from Mecca to Medina

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5 pillars:

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  1. Muslims must acknowledge Allah as only god and Muhammad’s his prophet
  2. Pray to Allah daily facing Mecca
  3. Fast during daylight hours of Ramadan
  4. Give alms of relief to weak and poor
  5. Must complete hajj and one pilgrimage to Mecca
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Jihad

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“The struggle”, defending your religion (defended Islam)

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Sharia

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Islamic holy law

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Ali

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Cousin/son in law of Muhammad, Muslim caliph

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Shia

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One of two main branches of Islam, supports Ali

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Ulama

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Muslim scholars with knowledge of Islamic sacred law

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Madrasa

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Islamic college

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Abbasid

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Not conquering dynasty that fought a lot, principle source of authority in the dar al Islam

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Sufis

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Muslim ascetic

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Hajj

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Journey every Muslim should take at least once in their life to Mecca

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Muslim

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Follower of religion of Islam

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Grand canal

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Most elaborate project in Sui dynasty, trade center

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Tang taizang

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Ruthless Confucian leader who murdered his brothers

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Tribute

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Protection money

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Song Taizu

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First song emperor who expanded bureaucracy based on merit

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Equal field system

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System of land ownership and distribution in china

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Uighurs

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Turkish people

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Wu zhao

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Female ruler in Tang Dynasty, strengthened china

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Dar al Islam

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Area where Muslims are a majority

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Steel

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Used for construction, made new tools and techniques

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Coke

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Coal was made into coke to fuel furnaces

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Gunpowder

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War tool, made bombs with it, found what went and didn’t go with gunpowder

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Junks
Chinese boat
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Bulkhead
Dividing wall in ship
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Rudder
Steers boat
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Flying cash
Paper currency for Tang Dynasty
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Promissory notes
Written promise to pay a due
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Moveable type
Separately printed type
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Printing press
Made texts quickly, cheap, huge quantities
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Neo Confucianism
High morals, family rituals, derived from confucianism in China
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Shintoism
Believed in nature
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Harsha
King that was unable to restore permanent centralized government, helped needy and poor
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Mahamed of ghazni
starts hatred between Muslims and Buddhists, takes over India, greedy
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Sultanate of Delhi
Site controlling access from Punjab to Ganges river, capital for Muslims
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Vijayanagar
Kingdom who's origin came from sultans (Muslims), controlled Hindu/southern India
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Chola
Controlled Hindus/navy, trading empire
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Emporia
Place where you store goods
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Buddhism
Believers of Buddha
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Vishnu
Hindu god that observes universe/preserver of the world
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Shiva
Hindi god of destruction/fertility
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Convention to Islam
Indians tried to convert to improve position in society, Sufi mystics were conversion agents
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Guru Kabir
Bhakti teacher that Shiva and Vishnu were manifestations of a single deity, blind weaver
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Bhakti
Group that tried to bond Islam and Hinduism
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Funan
Vietnam
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Srivijaya
Important Indian Buddhist center
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Angkor
Religion in Cambodia
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Byzantium
Linked Mediterranean ports, in between enemies, trading village
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Constantinople
Istanbul today, imperial capital to Byzantium, new ROME
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Ceaseropapism
policy where emperor plays roles in church affairs and rules as secular lord
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Justinian
Most important Byzantium emperor, had smart wife who has his back and gave women rights
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Justinian code
Systematic review of roman law
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Theme system
Similar to satraps system, generals recruited armies from peasant ranks
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Cyrillic
Alphabet for Slavic speaking people
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Franks
Converted to Christianity, conquered roman Gaul
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Charlemagne
White elephant went with him on travels, smart man, reestablished centralized imperial rule
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Carolingian
Name given from pope, invasions and internal problems brought decline
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Missi dominci
Frank officials from a ruler
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Feudalism
Political/military elites organized territories where peasants lived on and worked for them, hierarchy of lords and vassals, social order of Medival Europe
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Papacy
Office or authority of a pope
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Hagia Sophia
Masterpiece in Byzantium empire
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Gregory 1
Saved city and Church of Rome, believed you should confess you're sins to be forgiven
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Patriarchs
Powerful officials who preached about imperial policy and encouraged obedience
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Asceticism
Christians!!! Lived in communes that became monasteries later, believed in holiness rather then Worley success
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St basil, st Benedict
Reformers of monasteries
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St scholastica
Made first women's convent