Unit 3 Terms Flashcards
Bedouin
nomad Arab of the desert
Black Death
bubonic plague
Caliphate
the rule or reign of a caliph (chief Muslim ruler)
Catholicism
Faith/practice/church order of the Roman Catholic Church
Jihad
A struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam
(sturggle/striving)
Constantinople
capital of Roman Empire
Crusades
religious wars initiated by Christian Latin Church
(fought between Muslims and Eastern Orthidox)
Justinian’s code
Roman laws in a single guide
Limited Monarcy
gov. (monarch) shares power w/ parliament and abide by a constitution
Excommunication
excluding someone from services of the Christian Church.
Feudalism
socail system where ppl given land/protection (by people of elite social status) worked/fought for them in return
Hagia Sophia
important mosque (place of worship) in Constantinople
Patriarch
The male head of a family or tribe.
Hajj
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca (the last month of the year, must be done at once during lifetime)
People of the book
Jews and Christians as regarded by Muslims.
Schism
In the early church, “schism” was used to describe those groups that broke with the church and established rival churches.
(West Roman Catholics and Greek Eastern Orthidox)