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Who was in charge of the Eastern Orthodox church?
What is "the emperor"
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Who is Pope Urban the II
What is " the pope that started the crusades"
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Who is the first caliph to take over after Muhammad?
What is "Abu-Bakr"
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Where is the Dome of the Rock?
What is " Jerusalem, it is important to all Abrahamic religions"
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what is a vizier?
What is " a prime minister in the Seljuk Empire"
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What important role did Empress Theodora have with the Nika Rebellion?
What is "she didn't want Justinian to run away, but stay and deal with the people's demands"
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How did Malik Shah, favor Persians in his rule?
What is " he made them government officials like viziers"
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Tell me what a Sufi Muslim believes?
What is "Muslims who rejected the luxurious lifestyle of the Umayyad’s"
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The islamic state didn't have kings but...
What is "caliphs"
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What is the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?
What is "Constantinople (today Istanbul)
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What is the difference between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox?
What is " Roman Catholic= pope in charge, in the Western Europe, Eastern Orthodox= partriach is the head bishop, emperor is in charge. In more Eastern Europe.
300
Who was Saladin? Why was he important?
What is " he was a Muslim military leader. He took back Jerusalem from Christians, organized a treaty with Richard I where Muslims and Jews had Jerusalem BUT Christians can come and visit peacefully."
300
Which group overthrew the Umayyad family? What land did the Umayyad still have afterwards?
What is " The Abbasids overthrew then, they still have a small kingdom in Spain called Al-Andalus"
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What is hijrah?
What is " the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib"
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How did Toghril Beg and the Seljuk Turks win the support of the Persians?
What is " He chooses Isfahan as the Seljuk capital, and favors Persian culture"
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What was the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
What is " 1. attacks from all sides 2. Rise of Islam 3. the Plague 4. Inconsistent leadership by emperors 5. Split of the church
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What did the Seljuk Turks adapt from the Persians and why?
What is " education, language and literature, government, they were a nomadic people group who didn't have these things before so they adapted them from Persia."
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What were the conflicts in the Umayyad state?
What is " 1. Split Islam into Sunni and Shi'a, 2. Many didn't agree with the family living a rich lifestyle 3. They were able to expand quickly but not to keep their empire.
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What is the difference between Sunna and shari'a?
What is " Sunna is living by Muhammad's example while shari'a was combining Sunna and the Qur'an into a body of law"
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Why did Islam spread so quickly?
What is " 1. Mecca was already an area of trade 2. The Qur'an was a moral book that many different tribes agreed with 3. the caliphs and Umayyad family was good at conquest while letting conquered people keep their religion.
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What were positive achievements of Justinian? What were negative things Justinian did?
What is " He starts the Justinian code, which is a clear law system. He starts building projects such as the Hagia Sophia, and aqueducts. He promotes education."
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What led to the decline of the Seljuk Turks?
What is " 1. The Crusades 2. No strong leadership after Malik Shah 3. The Mongols conquered this area
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What are the 3 Abrahamic religions? Discuss each one, how they are linked and what is different about them?
What is " Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Similarities: they are founded as Abraham as the father, monotheistic Differences: worship in different places, believe in different projects, Muslim= Muhammad, Christian= Jesus, Judaism= Moses. Worship on different days.
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Compare Shi’a and Sunni muslims. How are they different? How are they the same?
What is " similar: both are Muslims, have similar culture differences: Sunni= first 4 were "rightly guided", should follow Sunna, Shi'a= believe Ali was the rightful caliph, only ppl from Muhammad's family line should be a leader
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