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Ch 6 Flashcards

1
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the Eastern Roman Empire

A

Byzantine Empire

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2
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the new capital that the emperor Constantine formally dedicated in 330

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New Rome

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3
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What are four other names for Constantinople?

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New Rome
Second Rome
Constantine’s City
Queen of the Mediterranean

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4
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emperor from 527- 65 that almost bankrupt the Byzantine Empire

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Justinian

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5
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Justinian’s wife that was an actress & Justinian had to change the law to marry her, she told Justinian to stay and fight in the Nika Revolt

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Theodora

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6
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a riot that broke out in Constantinople to remove Justinian from power

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Nika Revolt

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7
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Nika!

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“Conquer!”

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8
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a systematic arrangement of laws that clarified Roman legal principals

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Justinian Code

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9
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Hagia Sophia

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“Holy Wisdom” (a Church)

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10
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the religion of the Byzantine Empire

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Eastern Orthodox Church

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11
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depriving an individual of the sacraments and excluding him from the fellowship of the church

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excommunication

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12
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the Bulgar Slayer

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Basil II (2nd)

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13
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a powerful Turkish force in the east

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Seljuk Turks

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14
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military expeditions to free the east, especially the Holy Land, from the Muslim invaders

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Crusades

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15
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a new wave of Muslim invaders that blasted through Constantinople’s city walls

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Ottoman Turks

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16
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wall paintings, carved ivory, illuminated manuscript, marble and metal work, a favorite decorative art of churches

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mosaic

17
Q

the largest ethnic group that inhabited Russia

A

Slavs

18
Q

Swedish Norsemen that terrorized western Europe

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Varangians

19
Q

the Varangian warrior that gained control of Novgorod

A

Rurik

20
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the basis of the name for Russia derived from the Slavic designation of the Norsemen

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Rus

21
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Rus

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“rowers” or “seafarers”

22
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the Kievan ruler that ordered the destruction of pagan idols and established Orthodox Christianity as the official state religion

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Vladimir I (1st)

23
Q

Who are Arabs descendants of?

A

Ishmael

24
Q

Arabic nomads

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Bedouins

25
Q

Who claimed to be the last and greatest prophets of Allah?

A

Muhammad

26
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submission to Allah

A

Islam

27
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submitters to Allah

A

Muslims

28
Q

the center of religious worship located in Mecca

A

Kaaba

29
Q

Muhammad’s flight to Medina

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Hegira

30
Q

the sacred book of the Islam

A

Qur’an

31
Q

Qur’an

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“recitations”

32
Q

the basic rituals of Islam

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The Five Pillars of Islam

33
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successors of Muhammad

A

caliphs

34
Q

the first caliph

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Abu Bakr

35
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the spread of Islam through war on non-Muslims

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jihad

36
Q

What was the capital of the Umayyad caliphate?

A

Damascus

37
Q

the battle where the Franks stopped the Umayyad

A

Battle of Tours

38
Q

the caliphate founded by the descendants of Muhammad’s uncle

A

Abbasid

World History 1 / Bible 9 (12 decks)

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