history Flashcards
(44 cards)
zealots
Radical Jews who supported rebellion against the Romans
date of Great Schism
1054 AD
Constantinople was located on…
Bosphorus Strait
greek fire
Byzantine weapon consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water
primary chronicles
An account of Russia’s history written by Monks
dome of the rock
Islam Mosque in Jerusalem where Muhammad was said to descend into heaven
date of Hejira
622 AD
sadducees
Jews that favored cooperation with the Romans
essenes
A group of Jews that awaited a Messiah to save them
edict of milan
made Christianity legal by Constantine
Boris and Gleb were seen as…
the first Christian martyrs of Kiev
martyrs
killed because of religion/other beliefs
Khanate of the Golden Horde
The Mongol empire, that, after the fall of Kiev, ruled all of southern Russia/west of Mongol empire for 200 years
St. Sophia
cathedral building resembling Byzantium’s Hagia Sophia
five pillars of Islam
- Shahada (declaration of faith)
- Salat (prayers 5 times a day)
- Zakat (Alms)
- Sawm (fasting during Holy month of Ramadan)
- Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
4 Rightly-guided Caliphs
- Abu-Bakr
- Umar
- Uthman
- Ali
Jihad
Inner struggle against evil
Umayyad Dynasty
started with Muʿāwiyah I; was marked by a tremendous period of expansion to Spain in the west and India in the east
Abbasid Dynasty
first ruler is Abu al-ʿAbbas al-Saffah; after Ummayd, a dynasty that lasted about two centuries that had about 150 years of Persia conquer
Fatimid Dynasty
after Abbasid Dynasty; Shi’a (Ismaili) caliphate, descended from Muhammad’s daughter Fatima
Al-Andalus
Islamic Iberian Peninsula (basically Spain)
Baghdad
capital during Abbasid Dynasty
Damascus`
capital during Umayyad Dynasty
Saladin captured Jerusalem during…
third crusade
