The term Sunni refers

maj. branch of Islam that accepts rule of Umayyad & Abbasid

Autonomy refers to a type of rule characterized by

self-government or independence

pre-Columbian cult. stretching from cent. Mex to N. C. Amer.

minority sect. of Islam that is loyal to the caliph Ali

Dar al-Islam refers to

lands under Muslim rule, Islam can be practiced freely

Christian campaigns to retake the holy lands from Muslims

a spiritual and political leader of the Muslims.

The bubonic plague was

bacteria from Black Death of 1300s-Spread by fleas on rats.

Orthodox Christianity is the religion

Eastern Orthodox, which split Catholicism in Byzantine Emp.

state of peace that existed in Eurasia under Mongol rule.

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Middle Ages Vocabulary

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Afro-Eurasia is
ancient language that connected Africa, Europe and Asia
a large region made up of Africa, Europe, and Asia
continents of Europe and Asia considered as a whole
process of including more meat and grains in the human diet
2
An epidemic is
small infectious agent that replicates inside a cell
an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly
layer of skin between the epidermis & subcutaneous tissue
larger than a year and smaller than an era
3
The term Sunni refers
to a Muslim house of worship.
minority branch of Islam that has loyalty to caliph Ali
maj. branch of Islam that accepts rule of Umayyad & Abbasid
place that attracts millions of Muslim pilgrims each year
4
Autonomy refers to a type of rule characterized by
a strong, central government
one person one vote
sharing rule among several autocrats
self-government or independence
5
Mesoamerica is
cultural region between North and South America.
pre-Columbian cult. stretching from cent. Mex to N. C. Amer.
an ancient culture found in Latin America.
pre-Columbian culture that stretches from N. to the S. Andes
6
Shi’a is
minority sect. of Islam that is loyal to the caliph Ali
maj. sect. of Islam which accept rule of Umayyad & Abbasid
9th month of the Muslim year, 30 days (fasting is observed)
the name of the Islamic numbering system
7
A millennium is
shorter than a decade.
a period of 100 years.
a period of 1,000 years.
a period of 10,000 years.
8
Dar al-Islam refers to
the practice of formal prayer in Islam
lands under Muslim rule, Islam can be practiced freely
the capital of Tanzania
the capital of the Muslim empire
9
The Crusades were
Christian campaigns to retake the holy lands from Muslims
prayers Roman Catholic monks recited at sunset and sunrise
a series of medieval fables
Muslim campaigns to retake the holy lands from Christians.
10
A caliph is
a ruler in the Byzantine Empire.
a spiritual and political leader of the Muslims.
an exclusively spiritual leader of the Muslims.
a symbol in Arabic writing.
11
The bubonic plague was
disease in medieval times spread thru coughing and sneezing
bacteria from Black Death of 1300s-Spread by fleas on rats.
infect. of small intestine thru contaminated water or food
disease passed solely among rats, but never affecting humans
12
A khan is
the area of land under Mongol rule.
a spiritual book.
a Mongol tribal leader.
group of nomadic tribes from the steppes of Central Asia
13
Orthodox Christianity is the religion
upon which the Roman Catholic Church was founded
that is predominately practiced in East Asia
Eastern Orthodox, which split Catholicism in Byzantine Emp.
spread throughout Western Europe
14
Pax Mongolica was
the pact that united all Mongols to fight foreigners.
severe type of smallpox that spread throughout Mongolia.
the Mongolian national anthem
state of peace that existed in Eurasia under Mongol rule.

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