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3 Main Parts to Europe

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Greco-Roman (Philosophy & Law)
Germanic (Traditions & Customs)
Christian (Faith & Practices)

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5 Patriarchs

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East- Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, & Constantinople

West- Rome

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Bishop of Rome

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Petrine Doctrine (Matthew 16:18)
Leo I
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Leo the Great

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Bishop of Rome (Pope)

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Anthony

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Father of hermit monasticism

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Pachomius

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Organized monastic communities in Egypt

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Benedict

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Benedict’s Rule- guidebook to monastic living

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Martin of Tours

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Introduced monastic life into Gaul

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John Cassian

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Lived in Egyptian desert

Traveled to S. Gaul

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Scholastica*

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Sister of the Benedict of Nursia

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Ostrogoths (Theodoric)

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Theodoric the Great established kingdom in N. Italy

Combined Roman & Germanic laws

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Visigoths

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Ruled in Spain until 711

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Vandals

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Ruled in N. Africa

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Franks

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Modern France & Germany

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Clovis & Merovingian dynasty

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King of Frankish tribes
Converted to Christianity after victory in battle
Deception
Established the Merovingian Dynasty

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Angles & Saxons

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Move into Britain

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Celts

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Driven into Scotland

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Germanic custom & law (wergeld)

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Worth of person under law

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Byzantine Empire

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East- Roman (Greek speaking)

Emperor nominated from patriarch of Constantinople & tasked with protecting the church

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Constantinople

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Center of Roman Empire

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Justinian (his accomplishments)

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Byzantine Emperor
Regained Italy & N. Africa
Built Hagia Sophia
Corpus Iuris Civilis- the body of civil law

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Theodora

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Married to Justinian

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Procopius

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Wrote official & secret history of Justinian’s Court

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Heraclius

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Byzantine Emperor

Defeated Persians

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Emp. Leo III & Iconoclasm
Ended Muslim siege of Constantinople | Iconoclast Controversy- forbids icons (pope was against this policy)
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Cyril & Methodius
Missionaries to Slavs
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Merovingian Dynasty
Established by Clovis Kingdom over Franks Civitas- ruled by counts Mayor of the palace
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Carolingian Dynasty
Established by Charles Martel
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Charles Martel
Established the Carolingian Dynasty | Mayor of the Palace
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Pippin the Short
Pope Zacharais appointed Pippin as 'King of Franks'
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Charlemagne
Expanded empire through Bavaria, Lombardy, & Saxony
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Missi Dominici
Those sent by the Lord
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Christmas 800
Pope Leo crowns Charlemagne 'Emperor of the Romans' | Charlemagne's court was at Aachen
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Pope Leo III
Crowned Charlemagne 'Emperor of the Romans'
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The Venerable Bede
Biblical commentaries & Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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Northumbria
N. England
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Alciun of York
Chief advisor on religion & education
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Carolingian Revival (Renaissance)
Originated in Northumbrian Monasteries (N. England)
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Carolingian Minuscule
New, more legible script
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Louis the Pious
Fought w/ nobles & his sons
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Charles the Bald
Son of Louis the Pious | Ruled the western area (France)
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Lothar
Son of Louis the Pious | Ruled the central area
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Louis the German
Son of Louis the Pious | Ruled the eastern area (Germany)
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Hijaz
Costal plain on Red Sea
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Mecca
Ka'ba- center of Muslim pilgrimage
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Medina
Location Muhammad & followers flee to | Expulsion & killing of Medina's Jews
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Arab Pagan Religion
Local tribal gods, animism, Jinn, soothsayers, harems
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Muhammad
Born in Mecca Cared for by Uncle Talib Married Kadijah Founder (prophet) of Islam
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Night of Power
Gabriel appears to Muhammad during meditation
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Muhammad’s Night Journey
Spiritual/physical flight to the Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem)
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Khadijah
Muhammad's wife | One of the first converts
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Abu Talib
Uncle of Muhammad
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Ali
Cousin of Muhammad | One of the first converts
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Abu Bakr
Muhammad's first successor One of the first converts Married to daughter of Muhammad
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Basic message of Islam
There is but one god Allah and his prophet Muhammad | Submit to the will of god
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Hijra
Emigration
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Umma
Muslim community
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Ulama
Moral & legal scholars
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Sunna
Tradition
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Hadith
Collection of sayings reflecting Islamic tradition (Sunna)
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Qur’an
"Recitation" of god's word in Arabic
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Five Pillars
``` Shahadah- proclamation of faith Salat- prayer 5x a day Swam- fasting Hajj- pilgrimage Zakat- alms ```
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Jihad
Inward & outward struggle
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Caliphs
Successors (rulers)
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Mu’awiya
Uthman's cousin Governor of Syria; leader after Ali Moves capital to Damascus Establishes Umayyad Dynasty
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Ummayad
Dynasty under Mu'awiya | Capital moved to Damascus
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Abbasid
Abbas family gain control over caliphate
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Kharijites
Extremist group angered by Ali's compromise at Siffin
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Shi’ites
Supporters of Ali Rejected Mu'awiya's legitimacy Imam (leader) should descend through Husayn
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Sunni
Followers of the tradition
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Imam
Leader
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Harun Al-Rashid
Abbasid Caliphate | Baghdad becomes commercial, artistic, & scientific cnter
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Turks takoever of Baghdad
Abbasid caliphs become puppet regime
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Fatimids*
Shia Caliphate
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Dhimmis
"Protected Peoples" | Included Jews, Christians, & Zoroastrians
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Women in Islamic society
4 wives allowed at a time Spiritually equal Marriage highly encouraged & arranged by families Children were the main responsibility for women Divorce permitted

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