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World History: Unit6
Sydney Huynh
Term | Definition |
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Justinian | Most famous Byzantine ruler. He tried to reunite the lands of the once strong Roman Empire. He made many laws that are still used today. |
Haji | A pilgrimage to Mecca; every Muslim must make this journey at least once. |
Muslim | A believer or follower of Islam |
Roman Catholic Church | The western church after its division; directed by the Pope |
Orthodox Church | Eastern part of the Christian church headed by a patriarch |
Marco Polo | An explorer who traveled from Persia to China on the Silk Road, and wrote a book about it |
Theodora | Empress married to Justinian, co-ruler and valuable advisor |
Sunni | Branch of Islam, largest of the two, whose members believe Ali and his descendants are the rightful successor of Muhammad |
Quran | Quran is a Holy Book that contains revelations from God to Muhammad. The Muslims Holy Book |
Schism | A split caused by a difference of opinion about religious ideas |
Islam | A religion whose believers (Muslim) follow the teachings of Allah (God) as given to the Prophet Muhammad more than a thousand years ago |
Muhammad | The Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) |
Five Pillars | Five duties that demonstrate a Muslims submission to the will of God; (Faith, prayer, alms, fasting, pilgrimage (haji) to Mecca) |
Makkah | The holiest of Islamic cities, located in Arabia. All prayers are completed while facing east towards Makkah. |
Shari-ah | A set of laws created by Muslim scholars that apply to daily life. There is no separation from religious and civil law. |
Chinggis Khan | A Mongol leader who united Mongol tribes and began attacking neighboring peoples beyond Mongolia, including northern China. |
Sultan | The ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire). |
Justinian Code | A code of law that standardized laws in the Byzantine Empire and dealt with marriage, property rights, slavery, crime, and women's rights. |
Ostrogoth | A member of the eastern group of Goth who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD |
Constantinople | largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church |
Mosques | A place of worship for Muslim men. Women worship at work |
Shia | One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran |
Mongols | Nomadic herders who conquered a vast empire stretching from China to Poland |