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Part 3 Flashcards

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What is the difference between Sunni and Shi’a Islam?

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Sunni believe that the caliph should be elected, while Shi’a does not

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What are the five Pillars of Islam?

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Fasting, Prayer, Testimony of Faith, Almsgiving, and hajj

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Who branched away from the Ummayad ruling, Shi’a or Sunni?

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Shi’a

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Who were the Sufi?

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a group of Muslims that rejected luxury and lived a life of poverty

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What was the House of Wisdom?

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a center of learning in Baghdad made by and for Muslims

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How did the Muslims world effect trade?

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They started using checks and loans

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How did the Muslims world effect art?

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calligraphy

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How did the Muslim world effect science?

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the created a lunar calander

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Why was the location of the Muslim world essential to its growth?

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it was in the center of many land and sea trade routes; this led to easy access to people from all over the world; thus leading to the spread of Islam

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Define secular

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not religious; worldly

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What is feudalism?

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a complex political system where nobles granted land that technically belonged to the king in exchange for protection, military service, and loyalty

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What is manorialism?

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a system that is based upon the relationship between serfs and their lord

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Define Holy Roman Empire

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an empire established in Europe in the 10th century

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Who was Charles Martel?

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influential leader of the Frankish kingdom who not the king but expanded the empire a lot

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Who was Pepin the Short?

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leader after Charles Martel; started the Carolingian Dynasty

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Who was Charlemagne?

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a leader during the Carolingian Dynasty who expanded the Empire to be bigger than the Byzantine Empire

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What was the Treaty of Verdun?

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a treaty between Charlemagne’s three sons that split up the Carolingian Dynasty and ultimately led to feudalism

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Who were in each of the four categories of the feudal social structure from top to bottom?

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king - lords/nobles(also included clergy) - knights - serfs

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What were the Crusades?

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A series of wars between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land

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Define the Reconquista

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an effort by Christians to lead Muslims out of Spain

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What was the Inquisition?

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A Roman Catholic effort to investigate and prosecute acts of heresy

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What does heresy mean?

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beliefs that are against the Church’s beliefs

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What was the Commercial Revolution?

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It was the widespread expansion of trade and business in Europe

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Define Venacular

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the everyday language of people in a region or country

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What is the Estates General?

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A group of representatives from each of the 3 social classes in France

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What was the Great Schism?

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a division in the medieval Roman Catholic Church

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What caused the Great Schism?

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3 popes were elected and then they got in a big argument which led to the great schism

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What was the Black Plague?

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the deadly disease that wiped out 1/3 of Europe’s population in medieval times

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What were the cause of the Crusades?

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control of the holy land

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What were two effects of the Crusades?

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  • lasting bitterness between Muslims and Christians
  • expansion of trade
  • lessened power of the pope
30
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Why was feudalism weakened after the Crusades?

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Search for personal gain grew and the power of the king grew which led to the weakening of feudalism

31
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How did the Crusades effect the Commercial Revolution?

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32
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How did the rise of the Ottomans contribute to the change if the dynamics of Europe?

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World History Semester 1 Final (4 decks)

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