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World History Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The fifth pillar of Islam is the annual pilgrimage also know as... | Hajj |
| The holy book of Islam.This book also help create laws. | Quaran |
| This began in 32 BC,and lasted for 200 years. It means roman peace | Pax Romana |
| They are the followers of the teachings of Muhammad. These group of Muslims are the majority. | Sunnis |
| The smaller group of Muslims who live mostly in Iraq and Iran this group of Muslim believe that the caliphs should belong to descendents of Muhammad | Shi'ites |
| These are the Islamic moral rules that have been transformed into the code of law. | shari'ah |
| This city is shaped like a circle and was built on the banks of Tigris River. By 900s, 1.5million people lived here. This place is separated by districts and has many highways. | Baghdad |
| This woman is married to the emperor Justinian. She was a capable empress and participated in governments. She was also an actress. | Theodora |
| The biggest church in the world. It was made in the Byzantine empire. It was made by Justinian. | Hagia Sophia |
| The holiest city of islam. | Mecca |
| At its height the Byzantine empire was ruled by this emperor. He is the son of peasants from Macedonia. He was called the empire that never sleeps. | Justinian |
| Conflict between Greek city states, Athens and Sparta. | Peloponnesian War |
| Conflict between Rome and Carthage for control of the Mediterranean. | Punic Wars |
| These people went from Iceland to Greenland to Canada. | Vikings |
| When Greek, Persian, Egyptian, Mesopotamian ideas began to mix | Hellenism |
| Eastern Part of Rome created the Hagia Sofia | Byzantine Empire |
| A big empire with fiefs | Crusades |
| A system where a lord gives a vassal land also known as fief in exchange for them to fight for their lords | Feudalism |
| Medieval | 400CE-1300CE |
| Great Greek conqueror who conquered Persia and merged customs | Alexander The Great |