{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Brainscape", "url": "https://www.brainscape.com/", "logo": "https://www.brainscape.com/pks/images/cms/public-views/shared/Brainscape-logo-c4e172b280b4616f7fda.svg", "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/Brainscape", "https://x.com/brainscape", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/brainscape", "https://www.instagram.com/brainscape/", "https://www.tiktok.com/@brainscapeu", "https://www.pinterest.com/brainscape/", "https://www.youtube.com/@BrainscapeNY" ], "contactPoint": { "@type": "ContactPoint", "telephone": "(929) 334-4005", "contactType": "customer service", "availableLanguage": ["English"] }, "founder": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Cohen" }, "description": "Brainscape’s spaced repetition system is proven to DOUBLE learning results! Find, make, and study flashcards online or in our mobile app. Serious learners only.", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "159 W 25th St, Ste 517", "addressLocality": "New York", "addressRegion": "NY", "postalCode": "10001", "addressCountry": "USA" } }
Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

school > history > Flashcards

history Flashcards

(44 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

zealots

A

Radical Jews who supported rebellion against the Romans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

date of Great Schism

A

1054 AD

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Constantinople was located on…

A

Bosphorus Strait

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

greek fire

A

Byzantine weapon consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

primary chronicles

A

An account of Russia’s history written by Monks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

dome of the rock

A

Islam Mosque in Jerusalem where Muhammad was said to descend into heaven

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

date of Hejira

A

622 AD

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

sadducees

A

Jews that favored cooperation with the Romans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

essenes

A

A group of Jews that awaited a Messiah to save them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

edict of milan

A

made Christianity legal by Constantine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Boris and Gleb were seen as…

A

the first Christian martyrs of Kiev

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

martyrs

A

killed because of religion/other beliefs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Khanate of the Golden Horde

A

The Mongol empire, that, after the fall of Kiev, ruled all of southern Russia/west of Mongol empire for 200 years

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

St. Sophia

A

cathedral building resembling Byzantium’s Hagia Sophia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

five pillars of Islam

A
  1. Shahada (declaration of faith)
  2. Salat (prayers 5 times a day)
  3. Zakat (Alms)
  4. Sawm (fasting during Holy month of Ramadan)
  5. Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

4 Rightly-guided Caliphs

A
  1. Abu-Bakr
  2. Umar
  3. Uthman
  4. Ali
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Jihad

A

Inner struggle against evil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Umayyad Dynasty

Study These Flashcards
A

started with Muʿāwiyah I; was marked by a tremendous period of expansion to Spain in the west and India in the east

19
Q

Abbasid Dynasty

Study These Flashcards
A

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

20
Q

Fatimid Dynasty

Study These Flashcards
A

after Abbasid Dynasty; Shi’a (Ismaili) caliphate, descended from Muhammad’s daughter Fatima

21
Q

Al-Andalus

Study These Flashcards
A

Islamic Iberian Peninsula (basically Spain)

22
Q

Baghdad

Study These Flashcards
A

capital during Abbasid Dynasty

23
Q

Damascus`

Study These Flashcards
A

capital during Umayyad Dynasty

24
Q

Saladin captured Jerusalem during…

Study These Flashcards
A

third crusade

25
Richard the Lion-Hearted
English king who fought in third crusade
26
seljuk turks
mercenaries for Abbasids, expanded empire, eventually made Seljuk Empire
27
Bilad al-Sudan
land of Blacks
28
Taghaza
main city where Arabs got salt
29
Mali kingdom helped...
spread Islam
30
Sundiata
founder of Mali
31
________ found Ghana Empire
Soninke people
32
Sonni Ali
founder of Songhai, captured Timbuktu
33
Askia the Great
Songhai ruler, he overthrew Sunni Baru, spread Islam, beginning of Askia dynasty
34
Bantu
sub-Saharan African languages
35
dhow
A boat with an elaborate launching ritual
36
Shona people
built Great Zimbabwe
37
Franks
Germanic people who settled in the Roman province of Gaul
38
major domo
Mayor of the Palace; most powerful person in Frankish kingdom but NOT the king
39
Charlemagne
crowned by the Pope as the head of the Holy Roman Empire, restored Western Roman Empire
40
Lay investiture
A ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials
41
Concordant of Worms
By these terms, the Church alone could appoint a bishop, but the emperor could veto the appointment.
42
Charles Martel
grandfather of Charlemagne, major domo/military leader/prince of Franks who stopped spread of Islam into Europe (battle of tours)
43
Pope Gregory
Pope who banned lay investiture and excommunicated Henry IV
44
Clergy
church officials

school (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions