world history midterm review

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in Muslim religious use is often translated as a prophetic ‘traditions’ meaning the corpus of the reports of the teachings, deed, and sayings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

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hadith

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it was updated and changed throughout the years

it was more known

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astronomy

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(1100s) muslim philosopher who lived in Cordoba. He was criticized for trying to blend Aristotle’s and Plato’s views with those of Islam. He argued that Greek philosophy and Islam both had the same goal: to find the truth

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Ibn Rushd

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Muhammad’s departure from Mecca to Medina in AD 622, prompted by the opposition of the merchants of Mecca and marking the consolidation of the first Muslims community

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hegira

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a navigational technique to better determine their location at sea

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astrolabe

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body of law governing the lives of the Muslims

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Sharia

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a Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means. They rejected the luxurious life of the Umayyads and lived a life of poverty in hope for a spiritual path

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Sufis

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he was a Persian philosopher, astronomer, poet, and physician.

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Ibn Sina

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to be a muslim, all believers have to carry out duties: Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, and Pilgrimage

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Five Pillars of Islam

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“striving” and can refer to the inner struggle against evil. It is also in the Quran to mean an armed struggle against unbelievers

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Jihad

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west african kingdom that grew rich from taxing and controlling trade and that established an empire in the 9th-11th centuries AD

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Ghana

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largest deserts in the north

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Sahara

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an upright stone slab or column typically bearing a commemorative inscription or relief design, gravestone

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stelae

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market town

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oasis

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Aksum’s chief seaport

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Adulis

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African city

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Mogadishu

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a flat, grassy plain

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savanna

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a west African empire that flourished from 1235 to the 1400s and grew rich from trade

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Mali

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occupied the throne in the kingdom of Aksum and the kingdom reached its height. (bw AD 325-360). First conquered the part of the Arabian peninsula.

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Ezana

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replaced the son of Sunni Ali and took power. excellent administrator. set up efficient tax system and chose able officials. Appointed officials to serve as ministers of the treasury, army, navy, and agriculture. The empire was well thrive in his power.

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Askia Muhammad

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found in the rain forest. Its presence prevented Africans from using cattle, donkeys, and horses to farm near the rain forests. Deadly insect also prevented invaders

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Tsetse fly

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a curving wall up to 36 ft high and 15 ft thick

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Great Enclosure

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consists of young people within a region who are born during a certain time period. Each passes together through clear life stages. ceremonies happen to do it. Men and women are different in this and had its own duties and importance

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age-sets

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Mali’s first great leader came to power by crushing a cruel leader. He became Mali’s emperor. He otok over the kingdom of Ghana and the trading cities of Kumbi and Walata. New capital- Niani.

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Sundiata

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had outstanding mosques and universities

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Timbuktu

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were used to ride for transportantion in usually desert climates

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camels

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a member of a nomadic grouop that herd domesticated animals

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pastoralism

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a feudal tenant’s or vasal’s sworn loyalty to the lord

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fealty

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book with rules

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Benedictine Rule

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family who is wealthy that changed the society and history

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Carolingians

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” Great Charter” a document guaranteeing basic political rights in England, drawn up by nobles and approved by King John in ad 1215

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Magna Carta

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an estate granted to a vassal by a lord under the feudal system in medieval Europe.

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fief

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catholic religious order of monks and nuns

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Cistercian Order

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a comprehensive record of the extent, value, ownership, and liabilities of land in England, made in 1066 by order of William I

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Domesday Book

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in feudal Europe, a person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services

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vassal

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long story of heroic events

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sagas

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state that is under rule of pope

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Papal States

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with Pope Gregory VII, enforced Church laws against simony and the marriage of priests

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Leo IX

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were a Germanic people.

they worshipped warlike gods and took pride in nicknames

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Norsemen

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began the Capetian dynasty

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Hugh Capet

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a book with pages that can be turned

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codex

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an arrangement of knotting strings on a cord, used by the Inca to record numerical information

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quipu

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a civilization that flourished on what is now the southern coast of Peru from about 200 BC to AD 600

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Nazca Lines

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a symbolic picture

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glyphs

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a civilization that flourished on what is now the northern coast of Peru from about AD 100 to 700

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Moche

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a farming method in which people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses, the ashes of which serve to fertilize the soil

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slash-and-burn

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The first major South American civilization, whch flourished int he highlands of what is now Perud from about 900-200 BC

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Chavin