He tried to restore the Roman Empire but is best known for his code of laws

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Byzantine Empire Key Vocabulary Important People Islam, Judaism, Christianity or All Basic Beliefs Important Places Islams Beginnings Potpourri
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He tried to restore the Roman Empire but is best
known for his code of laws

• Justinian

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A narrow body of water that connects two larger
bodies of water

• strait

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People who practice Islam

• Muslims

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Are monotheistic

• All

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The key religious duties of every Muslim

• The Five Pillars of Islam

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The cube shaped holy shrine of Islam

• Kaaba

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The city where Islam began

• Mecca

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The split between the Roman Catholic Church and
Eastern Orthodox churches

• The Great Schism

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A holy image such as a painting or statue.

• icon

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Islams final prophet

• Muhammad

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Believe Abraham, Jesus and Muhammad were holy
prophets

• Islam

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The main source of Islamic teaching

• Quran

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A Muslim house of worship

• Mosque

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Muhammads journey from Mecca to Medina.

• The Hijra

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The places Byzantine culture and Eastern Orthodox
Christianity quickly spread to

• Eastern Europe and Russia

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Nomadic herders and skilled warriors

• Bedouins

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He was a traveler and trader who wrote a book all
about his travels

• Ibn Battuta

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Believe in a Messiah

• Judaism Christianity

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This provides specific rules of personal conduct
for Muslims

• Sharia

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Abbasid capital that was a center for the golden
age

• Baghdad

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Muslims are divided into these two groups

• Sunnis and Shias

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The title of the leaders of the Roman
Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church

• Pope and Byzantine Emperor

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People depended on these in such a hot, dry
climate

• Oases

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Justinian's wife
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• Theodora

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Is the youngest of the three

• Islam

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The Fifth Pillar

• Hajj

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Muhammad is welcomed as it ruler
Medina
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The 3 main reasons the Arab/ Muslim empire
expanded so rapidly
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• The Persian/Byzantine empires decline The
  ability of Muslim warriors and Religious
  toleration

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Abraham, Moses and Muhammad were these

• prophets

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The large peninsula where Islam began

• Arabia

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Percentage of Muslims that are Shia
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Arab mathematicians most significant contribution

• Creating symbols for our numbers

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