Early Culture Flashcards
Allah
Arabic word for God
A’s (Allah & Arabic)
Muhammad
Founder & last prophet for Islam/Muslim religion
613 A.D.
Islam
Submission to the will of Allah
Mosque
Islamic house of worship
Qu’ran
Pronunciation: (Koran)
Holy book of Muslims, only written in Arabic
Shari’a
The laws that regulate family relationship, moral conduct, and business, political, & community of life in Muslim
Justinian
527-565 A.D.
Made Justinian Code
Emperor of Byzantine
Justinian Code
Set of laws
(5,000 Roman Laws)
Hagia Sophia
Church
Rebuilt by Justinian, Crown Jewel in city
Excommunication
Outcast from church
St. Cyril
Invented the Slavic Alphabet
Called Cyrillic Alphabet
Cyrillic Alphabet
Alphabet based on Greek Alphabet
Also called Slavic Alphabet
Ivan the Terrible
Prince of Moscow
First Tsar of Russia
Son of Vasili III
Czar
Emperor of Russia
Genghis Khan
1207-1225
Universal Ruler
Founder of Mongol Empire
Ruled with fear & intimidation
Pax Mongolica
Mongol Peace
Kublai Khan
1264-1294
Khan of China
First to unite all of China
Marco Polo
Merchant, explorer, & writer who traveled through Asia along silk road
Joined Kublai Khan Clan
Shinto
Early religion “way of god” believe in forces of nature & worship of ancestors
Sammurai
Warriors who were loyal to lords
Bushido
“Way of the warrior”
Code of sammurai
Shogun
“Supreme General”
Military Dictator
In order from highest to lowest office
Second in Command
Emperor
Shogun
Lords
Emperor - Shogun - Second in Command - Lords
