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World History Unit 1 Test Review

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223038162ProcopiusWrote The Secret History and Buildings
223038163RomeCity that Constantinople replaced
223038164Justinian CodeLegal system within the Byzantine Empire
223038165Hagia SophiaThe great church build buring the Justinian's reign in power
223038166A roit caused by mobs in the HippodromeCause of the Nika rebellion
223038167Enemies in the east and westMajor reason that the Byzantine Empire grew weak in power over time
223038168PatriarchHead official of the Eastern Orthodox Church
223038169SchismA split in a church
223038170ChristianityMost practiced religion in the world
223038171Judaism, Islam, ChristianityMonotheistic religions
223038172JudaismMost practiced in Israel amoung Jewish people
223038173BuddhismReligion centered on the ideas of the Eightfold Path and the Middle Way
223038174GurusSpiritual teachers in the Hindu religion
223038175Ganges RiverSacred river of the Hindus
223038176Qur'anSacred text of the Islam religion
223038177Star of DavidImportant religious symbol the religion Judaism
223038178MeccaWhere followers of Islam must go at least once in their life
223038179HinduismBelieves the soul never dies but is constantly reborn
223038180NomadMeans the same thing as Bedouin
223038181AllahName of the Muslim God
223038182MuhammadProphet that Muslims consider the greatest
223038183MedinaCity that Muslims fled after they were kicked out of Mecca
2230381845Pillars in the Muslim faith
223038185HajjMeans the same thing as pilgrimage for Muslims
223038186Shari'aMuslim system of law
223038187Hereditary successionHow the Umayyads change the system of choosing caliphs
223038188Shi'aOpposed the Umayyads and supported the relatives of Muhammad in becoming caliphs
223038189SufiSaw the massive wealth that the Umayyads had and decided to protest their wealth by resorting ot a life of poverty and devotion to spiritual ideas
223038190ChecksInnovation that Muslim bankers developed
223038191CorodobaSpanish city that was one of the world's leading cities by the year 1000
223038192First Class (Muslims)Muslims by birth
223038193Second Class (Muslims)Muslims by conversion
223038194Third Class (Muslims)Protected peoples
223038195Fourth Class (Muslims)Slaves
223038196BetterCompared to European women, Muslim women were treated
223038197Al-KhawrizimiInventor of Algebra
223038198al-RaziPersian known for study of medicine
223038199Aristotle and PlatoPhilosophers that Ibn Rushd used ideas from
223038200CalligraphyBeautiful handwriting using the alphabet
223038201MamelukesMilitary slaves
223038202VizierPersian officail who served Turkish rulers

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