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history ch 6 test Flashcards

1
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the last city of the byzantine empire was

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constantinople

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2
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the fall of constantinople was in

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1453

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3
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what was the edict of milan

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legalized christianity

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4
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the fall of w rome was in

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476

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5
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what did Constantine and Greeks call new rome and what is it called today

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constantine-constantinople
greeks- byzantine
today- istanbul

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6
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Constantine ____________________ on his death bed

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converted to christianity

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7
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the fall of constantinople caused Columbus to

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sail west to India/china

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8
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justinian preserved

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roman law (justinians code)

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9
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justinian built the hagia Sophia. it is a ___________and means __________

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mask; holy wisdom

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10
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who was justinians wife

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Theodora; helped him end Nika (“conqueror”) revolt

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11
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icons were

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paintings of christ
(icons vs iconoclasts, riots)

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12
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basil II was a

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bulgar slayer
-military success against muslims
crushed Bulgars in balkan region

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13
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Greek fire was

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an early flame flower used against ottomans

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14
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byzantine contributions include

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-mosaics
-classic heritage of Greek/rome
-gov’t system
-cyril and Methodius take gospel to slavics
-cyrillic alphabet

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15
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excommunication

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depriving someone of sacraments and fellowship of church

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16
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what was capital of early russia

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kiev
-trade w/ byzantine
-city for 300 years
-“rus”- rowers

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17
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_________ people are the largest ethnic group in early russia

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slavic

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18
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Varangians are

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-vikings who took control of russia
-demanded tribute/slaves (slav-slave)

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19
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_____ was a Varangians warrior

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rurik

20
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the start of russia was in ___

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862 ad

21
Q

who established orthodox Christianity as a state religion

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Vladimir I

22
Q

tzar turned into

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caesar

23
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yaroslav

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last Viking king and built Sophia kiev

24
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Kiev is the

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mother of Russian cities

25
Q

Arabia is the

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cradle of islam
-unorganized gov’t
-un-unified people
-warfare

26
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jihad means

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holy war

27
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bedouins

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-hospitable
-live in desert

28
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Muhammad means

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highly praised

29
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islam means

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submission

30
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muslim means

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submitters to allah

31
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mecca is the

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holy city

32
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ka’bah is a sacred

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shrine that housed hundreds of idols
-merchants profited
-black stone from angel Gabriel inside

33
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hegira means

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flight
-muhammad flees from mecca to medina

34
Q

qur’an, aka ________ is a sacred book of Muslims that teaches of allah

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recitations

35
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who was the first caliph (“successors”)

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abu bakr

36
Q

battle of tours 732

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muslim advance into Europe is stopped

37
Q

shari’ah law were a set of laws that regulate

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aspects of Muslim life, some people want it in usa

38
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Muslim contributions

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medicine, literature, math

39
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muslim math contributions

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concept of 0

40
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Muslim medicine contributions

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-al-razi and ibn sina worked on small pox and tuberculosis
-surgical skills
-clean hospitals

41
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Muslim lit contributions

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Arabian nights by Omar khayyam

42
Q

______ want the holy land back from muslims

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crusaders

43
Q

roman Catholic church (w)

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-priests no marry
-no divorce
-latin

44
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Eastern Orthodox (e)

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-priest marry
-can divorce (under certain circumstances)
-greek/local languages

45
Q

how were russians influenced by byzantines

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-hellinistic culture
-architechture (onion dome)
-cyrillic alphabet
-caesar to tzar
-laws
-religion

46
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5 pillars

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-Salat-Muslims pray up to 5x/day facing Mecca
-Zakat-devout must give to the poor
-Sawm-fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
-Haji is a trip to Mecca
-Shahadah-confession of Islam

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