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World History SOL
SOL 7-8: Byzantine, Russia, and Islam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Justinian | SOL 7: Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruled by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code |
| Justinian's Code | SOL 7: An organized collection and explanation of Roman laws for use by the Byzantine Empire |
| Icons | SOL 7: A painting of Christ or another holy figure, used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches. |
| Mosaics | SOL 7: Patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors. |
| Hagia Sophia | SOL 7: Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one of the most perfect buildings in the world. |
| Greek Orthodox | SOL 7: Eastern branch of Christianity centered in Constantinople; spread to Russia; spoke in Greek |
| Constantinople | SOL 7: A place previously known as Byzantium which became the capitol of the Roman Empire or "new Rome" |
| Cyrillic Alphabet | SOL 7: An alphabet for the writing of Slavic languages, devised in the ninth century A.D. by Saints Cyril to help spread Greek Orthodox religion |
| St. Cyril | SOL 7: Went with to Russia to spread the Orthodox religion; brought the Cyrillic Alphabet to Russia. |
| Onion domes | SOL 7: This was a form an architecture developed by the Byzantines and seen in Russia. The some was smaller at the bottom and top, and largest in the middle. It was very popular for Orthodox Churches. |
| Arabian Peninsula | SOL 8: Crossroads of 3 continents; mainly desert; borders Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Indian Ocean; ISLAM was founded here. |
| Muhammad | SOL 8: A prophet who introduced a religion called Islam in Arabia. |
| Quran | SOL 8: Holy book of Islam |
| Mecca and Medina | SOL 8: What are the two holy cities in the Islamic religion? |
| Allah | SOL 8: Arabic word for God |
| Five Pillars | SOL 8: Beliefs of Muslims - Declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage |
| Sunnis and Shi'ites | SOL 8: What two branches of Islam are often in conflict? |
| Battle of Tours | SOL 8: European armies defeat Muslim armies and stop the spread of Islam in Europe |
| Dome of the Rock | SOL 8: Muslim shrine containing the rock from which Mohammad is believed to have risen to heaven; |
| Arabic, Alegebra, lateen sail, medicine | SOL 8: List four contributions of the Arabic world. |
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