2 trimestre-6B Flashcards

1
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Solid eastern boundary between Asia & Europe

A

Urath Mountains

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2
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Low, rugged mountains that one extension of the Alps

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Carpathians

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3
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One uof the largest peninsulas in Europe, extends south into the Mediterranian sea

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Balkan Peninsula

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4
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River that begins in Germany and flow easter and 9 countries

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Danube

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5
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River that flows south through western Russia to the Caspian sea.

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Volga

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6
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Huge forest of evergreen trees that covers about half of Russia

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Taiga

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7
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Who is the Rus?

A

Vikings from Scandinhavia

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8
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The __________ form the center of Russia’n river network.

A

Volga

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9
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The _________ is one of the largest of these landforms in Europe.

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Balcan Peninsula

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10
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Vikings named the _______ came to eastern Europe from Scandinava

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Rus

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11
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Most modern geographers use the __________ as the solid eastern boundary between Asia and Europe

A

Ural Mountains

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12
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How is the weather in the Nort of Europe?

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Cold, and winters are long

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13
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how is the winter in the interior plains?

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The winter is cold, but in the summer are pleasant

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14
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What si the most important farming area in the Mediterranean?

A

The grass land

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15
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Russia was invaded by _________and later freed by Prince Ivan III

A

Mongol armies

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16
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_________ an important part in Russian daily life

A

Trade played

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17
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Who greatly influenced Russian culture.

A

Orthodox Christianity

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18
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Early Russians designed churches with __________

A

Multiples domos

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19
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Inside the domes of the churches there were mosaics and paintings called?

A

Icons

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20
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How were the icons?

A

Made of wood and showing figures from the bible

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21
Q

Who was Ivan III?

A

prince of Moscuuy

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22
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What is the CZAR?

A

Title of emperors in Russia

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23
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What is the PRINCIPALTIES?

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Are the small sates in Russia

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24
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Are the religious image or symbols painted in wood?

A

Icons

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25
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Russia’s economy was based on?

A

On the trade

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26
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After Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into coast and west, Constantinopla became in___________

A

your center

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27
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Constantinopla was a major trade route among__________, ______________ and ______________

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European, Assian and africans

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28
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What do historians call the society than developed in the eastern Roman Empire?

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Byzantine Empire

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29
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Who was the emperor who was the reunite the Roman Empire?

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Justinian

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30
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Who advised Justinian to solve the problems than give up the throne?

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Theodora

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31
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What are the picture made with thie pieces of colored stone glass known as?

A

Mosaics

32
Q

Who became a prophet and introduced a religion called Islam in Arabia.

A

Muhammad

33
Q

Muhammad’s teachings had similarities to ______ and _______, but they also presented new
ideas.

A

Judaism and Christianity, but they also presented new
ideas.

34
Q

Islam spread in _______ after being rejected at first.

A

Arabia

35
Q

Arabia is mostly _________land

A

a desert

36
Q

Two ways of life ________and_________ developed in the desert

A

nomadic and sedentary

37
Q

sand dunes

A
38
Q

What is the oasis?

A

The litlle water in the desert or wet and fertile litlle places in the desert

39
Q

sedentary,

A
40
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caravan,

A
41
Q

souk

A
42
Q

Whats desert cover large parts of Arabia?

A

Shara

43
Q

How called Arabia, which means “Empty quarter” with sand dunes rise up to 800 ft

A

Ruball Khaly

44
Q

Who introduce the religion called Islam?

A

Muhammad

45
Q

Who is Muhammad?

A

A merchant from Mecca

46
Q

What is the holy book of Islam.

A

The Qur’an

47
Q

Along with the Qur’an, the Sunnah guides___________

A

Muslims’ lives.

48
Q

What is teh based of the Islamic law?

A

Is based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

49
Q

What is the name for the follower of Islam?

A

is called Muslim

50
Q

True or false
For the muslim is only one God, is the monotheistic,

A

True, for muslim ther are one God, Allah.

51
Q

True or false:
Muhammed said the rich and poors shoud be DIFFERENTES?

A

False, he said that rich and poor should be equals.

52
Q

What is the Islam?

A

is a monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad.

53
Q

Name 3 of 5 pilliars of Islam:

A

1.- There is no god, but God, and Muhuammed is his prophet.
2.-Praying five times a day.
3.-Giving to the poor and needy.

54
Q

Name 3 of 5 pilliars of Islam:

A

4.-Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
5.-Traveling to mecca al least once on a Hajj

55
Q

are 5 acts of workship required of all muslims?

A

Are the 5 pilliars of Islam

56
Q

What is the Pilgrimage?

A

Is the journey to a sacred place.

57
Q

What si the mosque?

A

Is a Building for Muslim prayer.

58
Q

Is a name for a person who follows Islam?

A

Muslim

59
Q

Is a book sacred of Islam?

A

Qurán

60
Q

Is a place where people worship a saint or God?

A

Shrine

61
Q

What si the mean Jihad?

A

to make an effort or “to struggle”

62
Q

Is the collection of actions or saying by Muhammad?

A

Sunnah

63
Q

Who conquered many lands into which Islam slowly spread.

A

Muslim armies.

64
Q

What helped Islam spread into new areas.

A

the trade

65
Q

What resulted a mix of cultures was one result of _______

A

Islam’s spread.

66
Q

What achievmentes are Islamic influence?

A

Encouraged the growth of cities.

67
Q

Who is Abu Bakar?

A

is the 1st Caliph and unifique Arabia as a Muslimstate.

68
Q

Is the highest leader.

A

Caliph

69
Q

What is the mean Tolerance for the muslims?

A

be patients and practice others no muslims customs.

70
Q

Muslim scholars made advances in various fields of _____ and ______.

A

science and philosophy, and influenced styles of literature and the arts.

71
Q

Decorative writing that become a Muslim art form is known as_______

A

calligraphy

72
Q

The famous Sufi poet who wrote “The Rubayait” was_________

A

Omar Khayyam

73
Q

People who helped sponsors the design and cosntructions of mosques in the Msulim Empires where knows as_____________

A

Patrons

74
Q

A narrow tower in a mosque from which Muslims are called to pray is called a

A

Minaret

75
Q

A movements os Islma that is based on the belief that one must have a personal relationship with God is know as___________

A

Sufism

76
Q

The great explores who traveled to Africa, India, China and Spain in the 1320s was__________

A

Ibn Batututah

77
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A