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Chapter 9 and 10
vocab from review sheet
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History
9th Grade
03/12/2014

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Oprichniki
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Agents of terror who enforced the tsar's will
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Boyars
Definition
landowning nobels in Russia
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Icon
Definition
a holy image (of christ, mary, a saint) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Sultan
Definition
Muslim ruler
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Steppe
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A large dry, grassland
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Kiev
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a city in Russia and center of trade
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Suleiman
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ruler of the Ottoman empire, modernized the army and conquered new lands
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Mosque
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Islamic holy building
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Caliph
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successor of Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims
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Quran
Definition
the Islamic Holy book
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Tamerlane
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Ibn Khaldun
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an Arab thinker, set standards for the study of history
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Byzantine Empire
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became rich and successful because it controlled trade (Constantinople), and had a strong central government
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Schism
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split between the Easterm orthodox church and Roman Catholic church partially because of the use of icons
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Magyars
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settled in Hungary
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Ivan the Great
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brought Northern Russia under his rule and limited the power of the boyars (nobles)
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Justinian
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Rebuild the Hagia Sophia, revised and organized a code of laws, and used his power to unify the empire
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Muhammad
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prophet of Islam, founder of Islamic faith; united the Muslims and brough peace amongst the clans
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5 pillars of Islam
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the duties all Muslims must follow: faith (in Allah), prayer (5x a day), hajj (to Mecca), fast (during ramadan), alms (money to poor)
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Muslim "Golden Age"Achievements
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astrolabe, calligraphy, domed mosques, set standards for study of history, algebra, etc
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cultural diffusion
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merchants spread Islam over trade routes
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new forms of business created by Muslims
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credit, banking, checks
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Ottoman Empire
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"Age of Gunpowder", Constantinople is renamed Istambul, tolerant of different religions
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