Test 3 Flashcards

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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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2
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5 Patriarchs

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East- Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, & Constantinople

West- Rome

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3
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Bishop of Rome

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Petrine Doctrine (Matthew 16:18)
Leo I
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4
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Leo the Great

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Bishop of Rome (Pope)

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5
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Anthony

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Father of hermit monasticism

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6
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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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8
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Martin of Tours

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Introduced monastic life into Gaul

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9
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John Cassian

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Lived in Egyptian desert

Traveled to S. Gaul

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10
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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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12
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Visigoths

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Ruled in Spain until 711

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13
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Vandals

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Ruled in N. Africa

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14
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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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16
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Angles & Saxons

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Move into Britain

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17
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Celts

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Driven into Scotland

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18
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Germanic custom & law (wergeld)

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Worth of person under law

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19
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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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20
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Constantinople

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Center of Roman Empire

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21
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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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22
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Theodora

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Married to Justinian

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23
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Procopius

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Wrote official & secret history of Justinian’s Court

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24
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Heraclius

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Byzantine Emperor

Defeated Persians

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25
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Emp. Leo III & Iconoclasm

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Ended Muslim siege of Constantinople

Iconoclast Controversy- forbids icons (pope was against this policy)

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26
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Cyril & Methodius

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Missionaries to Slavs

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27
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Merovingian Dynasty

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Established by Clovis
Kingdom over Franks
Civitas- ruled by counts
Mayor of the palace

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28
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Carolingian Dynasty

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Established by Charles Martel

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29
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Charles Martel

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Established the Carolingian Dynasty

Mayor of the Palace

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30
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Pippin the Short

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Pope Zacharais appointed Pippin as ‘King of Franks’

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31
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Charlemagne

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Expanded empire through Bavaria, Lombardy, & Saxony

32
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Missi Dominici

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Those sent by the Lord

33
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Christmas 800

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Pope Leo crowns Charlemagne ‘Emperor of the Romans’

Charlemagne’s court was at Aachen

34
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Pope Leo III

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Crowned Charlemagne ‘Emperor of the Romans’

35
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The Venerable Bede

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Biblical commentaries & Ecclesiastical History of the English People

36
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Northumbria

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N. England

37
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Alciun of York

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Chief advisor on religion & education

38
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Carolingian Revival (Renaissance)

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Originated in Northumbrian Monasteries (N. England)

39
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Carolingian Minuscule

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New, more legible script

40
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Louis the Pious

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Fought w/ nobles & his sons

41
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Charles the Bald

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Son of Louis the Pious

Ruled the western area (France)

42
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Lothar

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Son of Louis the Pious

Ruled the central area

43
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Louis the German

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Son of Louis the Pious

Ruled the eastern area (Germany)

44
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Hijaz

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Costal plain on Red Sea

45
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Mecca

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Ka’ba- center of Muslim pilgrimage

46
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Medina

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Location Muhammad & followers flee to

Expulsion & killing of Medina’s Jews

47
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Arab Pagan Religion

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Local tribal gods, animism, Jinn, soothsayers, harems

48
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Muhammad

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Born in Mecca
Cared for by Uncle Talib
Married Kadijah
Founder (prophet) of Islam

49
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Night of Power

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Gabriel appears to Muhammad during meditation

50
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Muhammad’s Night Journey

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Spiritual/physical flight to the Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem)

51
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Khadijah

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Muhammad’s wife

One of the first converts

52
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Abu Talib

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Uncle of Muhammad

53
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Ali

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Cousin of Muhammad

One of the first converts

54
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Abu Bakr

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Muhammad’s first successor
One of the first converts
Married to daughter of Muhammad

55
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Basic message of Islam

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There is but one god Allah and his prophet Muhammad

Submit to the will of god

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Hijra

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Emigration

57
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Umma

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Muslim community

58
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Ulama

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Moral & legal scholars

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Sunna

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Tradition

60
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Hadith

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Collection of sayings reflecting Islamic tradition (Sunna)

61
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Qur’an

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“Recitation” of god’s word in Arabic

62
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Five Pillars

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Shahadah- proclamation of faith
Salat- prayer 5x a day
Swam- fasting
Hajj- pilgrimage
Zakat- alms
63
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Jihad

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Inward & outward struggle

64
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Caliphs

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Successors (rulers)

65
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Mu’awiya

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Uthman’s cousin
Governor of Syria; leader after Ali
Moves capital to Damascus
Establishes Umayyad Dynasty

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Ummayad

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Dynasty under Mu’awiya

Capital moved to Damascus

67
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Abbasid

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Abbas family gain control over caliphate

68
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Kharijites

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Extremist group angered by Ali’s compromise at Siffin

69
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Shi’ites

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Supporters of Ali
Rejected Mu’awiya’s legitimacy
Imam (leader) should descend through Husayn

70
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Sunni

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Followers of the tradition

71
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Imam

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Leader

72
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Harun Al-Rashid

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Abbasid Caliphate

Baghdad becomes commercial, artistic, & scientific cnter

73
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Turks takoever of Baghdad

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Abbasid caliphs become puppet regime

74
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Fatimids*

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Shia Caliphate

75
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Dhimmis

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“Protected Peoples”

Included Jews, Christians, & Zoroastrians

76
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Women in Islamic society

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4 wives allowed at a time
Spiritually equal
Marriage highly encouraged & arranged by families
Children were the main responsibility for women
Divorce permitted