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1
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a religion based on the teachings of muhammad

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Islam

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2
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A green area in a desert fed by underground water

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oasis

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3
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The leader of an Arab tribe

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Sheikh

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4
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A group of traveling merchants and animals

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Caravan

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5
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The holy book of Islam

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Quran

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6
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Islam code of law

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Shari’ah

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7
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A Muslim leader

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Caliph

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8
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group of Muslims who accepted the ruler of the Umayyad caliphs

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Sunni

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9
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Group of Muslims who believed the descendants of Ali should rule

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Shia

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10
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Seljuk leader

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Sultan

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11
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A Muslim house of worship

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Mosque

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12
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A market place

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Bazaar

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13
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A tool that helps sailors navigate by the positions of the stars

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Astrolabe

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14
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The tower of a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer

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Minaret

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15
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TOp people who were on top of everyone

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Government leaders, landowners, wealthy merchants

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16
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Art technique they would always use

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Trees leaves and mostly natural stuff

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17
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Art techniques the would not use

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Any humans and animals

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18
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Where did Muhammad and his followers to hide from execution from wealthy people

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Medina

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19
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what do we call a group of nomadic people who lived in isolation herding cattle

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Bedouins

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20
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Which Islamic empire conquered by Byzantine

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Ottoman empire

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21
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Arab who founded the religion of Islam

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Muhammad

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22
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Original name of medina

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Yathrib

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23
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What is the Greek word for father given to the church leader in Rome

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Pope

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24
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Which emperor divided the empire in half and agreed to share his power

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Diocletian

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24
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Which portion of the Empire lasted the longest

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Eastern

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25
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Who is considered the first Christian Emperor even though it was really his mother who became a Christian

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Constantine

26
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Name three of the causes of the fall of the Western Roman Empire

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one religion
two diseases
3rd invasions

27
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Theodora was the Empress of the Byzantine Empire who ruled alongside her

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Justinian

28
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What do we call a representation of a sacred personage

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Icon

28
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The largest city in former capital rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantine was

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Constantinople

29
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A Christian Church in a 6th Century Masterpiece of Byzantine agriculture was the

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Highest Sophia

30
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Who bands the use of icons from the church

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Emperor Leo the Third

30
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Is family referred to as “Corpus Juris Civilis”’

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Justinian’s code

31
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Who starred building a protective wall around Constantinople

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Constantine

32
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In which region does the Orthodox Church develop

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The Eastern region

33
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Name three things that the Orthodox church has in common with the Roman Catholic Church

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Jesus, the Bible and Believe That Christ Died to Forgive Our Sins

34
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When Muslims pray they face towards

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Towards Mecca

34
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The five pillars of Islam

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Prayer, fasting,, programage, profession of Faith, alms

35
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The Hijrah (hegira) marks Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to

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Yathrib/Medina

36
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What are the two factors of Islam and what belief divides them

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Sunni : believed that the Umayyad Caliphs should rule

Shia: is that the Ali and descendants should rule

37
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Name two things up Muslims Jews and Christians all agree on

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Used Old Testament, Polytheism

38
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What was the name of the center of learning under Abbasid rule

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House of wisdom

39
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why did the Muslims invent the Astrolabe

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It was invented so you could tell where you are without leaving to be in sight of the clouds and stars

40
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What city is claimed by Muslims Jews and Christians as their Holy City

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Jerusalem

41
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name three things that aided the spread of Islam

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Trade, militar, common language

42
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Who was the founder of Islam

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Muhammad

43
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Sunni Ali was the leader of

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Trade high

43
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How did Ghana grow powerful

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Hobic to trade routes

44
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What did Sundiata do to the people of Mali

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United them

45
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What skills did the Bantu spread through Africa

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Farming iron working skills

46
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What major crop did the Portuguese produced using African slaves

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Sugar can

46
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The slave trade increased as Africa’s contact with

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Muslim world increased

47
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Africa’s largest desert

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Sahara

48
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What was the purpose of the songs sung by enslaved Africans

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Reminded them of their homeland

48
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Most of Africa is covered by what geographic feature

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savanna

49
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Africa longest river

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The Nil

50
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Musical style developed from African music

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Jass

51
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A large group with common values living in a shared area

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Culture

52
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Huge farms that grow a crop for sale

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plantation farming

53
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Powerful king of Mali; spread wealth on his way to Mecca

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Mansa Musa

54
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Major river system of West Africa

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Niger, Senegal, Gambia, and the Kolenté (Great Scarcies)

55
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Empire that grew wealthy from salt and gold trade

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Ghana’s rulers

56
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Name the 4 geographic zones of Africa

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Desert, rainforest, Mediterranean, savanna

57
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