Unit One- Group G Flashcards
sakk
Rob Enright
resembled check, honored by Abbasid banks
Hajj
Murphy
Holy pilgrimage to Mecca
Equal-field system. (James Patterson III)
Equal distribution of land under Tang Dynasty.
Justinian’s Code
a systematic review of the Roman Law (Angus Pellant)
Corpus luris Civilis
Means body of the civil law, what Justinian based his code off of. (Angus Pellant)
Missi Dominici
means envoys of The Lord Ruler (Angus Pellant)
Vikings
Nordic Peoples of Scandinavia, Norse mariners who mounted invasions and plundered settlements. (Angus Pellant)
Caesaropapism
secular Lord and ecclesiastical leader. The Emperor would lead both within the state and religious affairs. (Angus Pellant)
Ecclesiastical
means religious, or having to do with religious affairs. (Angus Pellant)
Middle Kingdom (James Patterson III)
China’s realm of responsibility to bring order to subordinate kingdoms.
Uighur (James Patterson III)
Helped Tang Dynasty keep order. Then proceeded to take over Chang’an and Luoyang
Wu Zhou (James Patterson III)
First female emperor of China
Footbinding ( James Patterson III)
Patriarchal practice, preventing growth of girl’s foot to make them more attractive.
veiling
Rob Enright
a rule that required women to always have their heads covered in public
Madrasas
Rob Enright
institutions of higher education in al-Andalus
Hajj
Murphy
Holy pilgrimage to Mecca
Quran
Murphy
“Recitation”; holy book of Islam
Allah
Murphy
Name Muslims call God
Hijra
Murphy
Muhammad’s migration to Medina
Sharia
Murphy
Islamic holy law
5 Pillars of Islam
- Allah is God Muhammad is prophet
- Pray to Allah daily
- Fast in daylight of Ramadan
- Give alms to weak and poor
- Must make pilgrimage to Mecca
Rall
Caliph
Successor of Muhammad
Rall
Abbasid Dynasty
After Umayyad Dynasty
Allied with Shia and Non-Arabic Muslims to take over Umayyad
Eventually ended by Mongols
Rall
Shia Sect
Believe Caliph should come from descendants of Muhammad
Come from line of Ali who was cousin of Muhammad
Rall
Shogun
Military governor who ruled in place of emperor
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samurai
Rob Enright
a mounted warrior in medieval Japan
Abu al-Abbas
Rob Enright
The founder of the Abbasid Dynasty
Greek fire
military invention used by Byzantines to resist Muslim invasions; burns even on water (Daniel Pfaff)
iconoclasm
‘breaking of the icons’ commissioned by Emperor Leo III in Byzantine Empire (Daniel Pfaff)
St. Cyril and St. Methodius
converted Slavic peoples to Christianity; adapted Greek to Slavic languages for Cyrillic alphabet (Daniel Pfaff)
Constatninople
originally called Byzantium; renamed by Emperor Constantine and made capital off the new Roman (Byzantine) Empire; housed Hagia Sophia and the hippodrome (Daniel Pfaff)
Pope Gregory I
defended Rome from the Germanic tribe, Lombards, and reasserted papacy as head authority and emphasized sacrament of penance
