Arabia
What is a nomad
Someone who moves around a lot
What is Cavalry?
Soldiers riding on horseback
What is a Peninsula
landmass with water on 3 sides
Islam was a _____ religion
Monotheistic
Belief in one god
Monotheism
What is a caravan?
Group of traveling traders
Another name for the Byzantine Empire...
Eastern Roman Empire
Why were Constantinopl and Arabia well suited for trade
They were in-between two continents
What is a mosaic
A type of art made with glass or stone tiles
Belief in multiple gods
Polytheism
What is a souk?
A marketplace
What new right was Theodora able to win
Women could own land
City Muhammad and his followers left to after being kicked out of Mecca
Medina
Language spoken in Arabia
Arabic
Climate of Arabia
Hot, arid and dry
Where was Islam founded, and by who?
Mecca, by Muhammad
What is Justinian's Code?
A written code of simplified laws
What is an Oasis
An area with water and fertile soil surrounded by desert
What is Cultural Diffusion?
The spread of cultural ideas between groups
Sect of Islam that believes succession should follow bloodline
Shia
A Muslim house of worship/prayer
Mosque
Was Byzantine able to hold onto the recaptured Western Territories?
Nah fam
Explain the relationship between Arabian climate and culture/work life?
The heat and lack of water led to people becoming more nomadic.
Hagia Sophia
Thinks Muhammads sucessor should be elected
Sunni