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6th Grade
05/29/2010

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Strait
Definition
narrow passage linking two larger bodies of water
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Icon
Definition
painting or an image of a holy person
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Patriarch
Definition
founder of a tribe or family
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Nomad
Definition
person who has no settled home and moves
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Prophet
Definition
religious or other person who claims to carry the message of God
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Hijara
Definition
migration in A.D. 622 of muslims from Mecca to Yathrib
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Muezzin
Definition
Man who calls all Muslims to prayer by chanting
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Mosque
Definition
Islamic house of worship
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Ramadan
Definition
a month in Islamic calendar which all muslims fast from sunrise to sunset
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Hajj
Definition
Sacred journey to mecca
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Quran
Definition
Holy book of Islam
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Caliph
Definition
Islamic ruler between 600s and 1200s
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Patron
Definition
Someone who supports others or arts
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Tolerance
Definition
Acceptance of other religions
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Justinian
Definition
Byzantine emperor who reorganized government
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Moscow
Definition
Capital city of modern Russia
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Constantinople
Definition
City located on both the European and Asian side of the Bosporus
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Rome
Definition
Capital city of modern Italy
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Venice
Definition
City and major sea port in northern Italy
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Muhammad
Definition
Prophet of Islam who proclaimed the message of God
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Khadijah
Definition
First wife of the prophet Muhammad
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Mecca
Definition
City in western Saudi Arabia
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Medina
Definition
City in western Saudi Arabia
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Shiites
Definition
Smaller groupof the split Muslim empire who believed their leader should be a direct descendant of muhammad
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Sunnis
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Larger group  who believe their leader can be any muslim
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Maimonides
Definition
Spanish born Medieval Philosopher
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Baghdad
Definition
Capital of muslim empire during Islam's golden age: Capital city of present day Iraq
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Savanna
Definition
Area of gently rolling land covered by grasses, ocassional trees, and thorny bushes
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Oasis
Definition
Area of vegetation fed by underground springs
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Migration
Definition
Movement of people
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Clan
Definition
Group of families who trace their roots to the same ansestor
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Silent Barter
Definition
Trading without speaking
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Province
Definition
Smaller region within a country or empire
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City-State
Definition
City that has its own independent government
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Swahili
Definition
Culture and language of the people of Kilwa
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Sahara
Definition
World's largest desert
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Mali
Definition
Country in West Africa
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Middle Ages
Definition
Years between ancient and modern times (AD 500-1500)
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Medieval
Definition
Middle ages
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Feudalism
Definition
System of power in Europe during middle ages ;kings and queens, nobles, knights,and peasents
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Vassal
Definition
Man who promised to be loyal to his landowner
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Manor
Definition
Large estate
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Self-Sufficient
Definition
Able to supply ones needs
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Serf
Definition
Peasent in medieval europe
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Clergy
Definition
Persons ordained to perform certain religious duties
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Excommunicate
Definition
To prevent someone from taking part in church life
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Guild
Definition
Association of all people in a town or village
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Apprentice
Definition
Unpaid worker who is being trained in a craft
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Chivalry
Definition
Noble qualities that knights were to have : bravery, loyalty, and doing heroic deeds to win the love of a worthy women
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Troubadour
Definition
Traveling performer who wandered from place to place
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Crusades
Definition
Several military expedition
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Nation
Definition
community that shares a government and sometimes a language and culture
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Magna Carta
Definition
"Great Charter" an agreement between King John and his nobles
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Parliament
Definition
Council that advised the english king or queen in government matters
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Charlemagne
Definition
King of Franks who conqured much of western Europe
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Gaul
Definition
Region in France
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Peter the Hermit
Definition
Small ordinar man who tried to create an army to fight the crusades
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Holy Land
Definition
small region at the eastern edge of Mediterranean
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Jerusalem
Definition
Capital city of modern Israel
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Pope Gregory VII
Definition

reigned from AD 1073 - 1085

Considered Great

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King Henry IV
Definition
King of Germany and holy Roman Empire
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King John
Definition
King of England who was forced to sign Magna Carta
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Joan of Arc
Definition
Peasent girl who led French army to victory over English
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Runnymede
Definition
Meadow along the Thames River in England
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Republic
Definition
Type of gov. where citizens vote for their leaders
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Patrician
Definition
member of wealthy, upper-class family
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Plebeian
Definition
Ordinary citizen
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Consul
Definition
1 of 2 officials in ancient Roman Republic
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Veto
Definition
Latin for forbid and rejection of a bill by the president
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Dictator
Definition
Person appointed to rule for 6 months in an emergency
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Province
Definition
Unit of an empire
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Aquedent
Definition
Structure that carries wtr 4 a distance
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Circus
Definition
Arena in Ancient Roman Empire
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Messiah
Definition
Savior in christianity and judaism
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Desciple
Definition
Follower of a person or belief
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Gospel
Definition
Christian bible
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Epistle
Definition
A letter in the christian bible
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Martyr
Definition
person who dies for what they believe in
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Mercenary
Definition
Foreign soldier who serves in army only for pay
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Inflation
Definition
economic situation in which there is more money with less value
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Romulus and Remus
Definition
Twin brothers
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Etruscans
Definition
Ancient people who live in Etruria in Italy
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Julius Caesar
Definition
Roman political and military leader
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Italy
Definition
boot shaped country in europe
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Tiber River
Definition
Major river in Italy
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Gaul
Definition
region inhabited by the gauls
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Rome
Definition
capital of italy
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Agustus
Definition
1st roman emperor
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Colosseum
Definition
amphitheatre built in rome
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Martial
Definition
Roman poet
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Jesus
Definition
founder of christianity
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Paul
Definition
disciple of jesus
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Nero
Definition

Roman emperor

known 4 mistreat of christians

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Constantine
Definition
emperor of rome and encouraged christianity
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Constantinople
Definition
ancient capital Byzantium
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