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- Define Empire.
- A politicl unit made up of a number of territories,states,or nations ruled by one single authority.
- Define Chaos.
- A state of utter confusion.
- Define assassination.
- To murder by suprise attack, especially for pay.
- Define Provinces.
- In the ancient roman empire any lands outside of italy conquered and ruled by romans.
- Define Aqueducts.
- An artificial channel for carrying flowing water.
- Define barbarians.
- In the Ancient Roam Empire people living along the empires borders; a person considered by another group to have a primative culture.
- Define Nomad(Nomadic).
- A memeber of a group that moves from place to place following food,water,and grazing land for their land for their herds.
- Define Migrate(Migration.
- To move from one area or country to another and settle there.
- Define Mint(Minting)
- To make coins out of metal.
- Define Domestic.
- Relating to the house hold of the family.
- Define mosaic
- A picture or design made from small colored pieces of glass or quartz embedded in plaster.
- Define Commerce.
- Trade, or the buying or selling of goods on a large scale.
- Define Muster(mustering).
- To collect and display.
- When did rome conquer all of Italy?
- 275 B.c
- Who assassinatedjulius cesear?
- People who oppsoed his dictatorship killed him
- Who was julius caesar's successor?
- Augustus
- What did trajan do?
- Established new provinces in Dacia armencia,assyria,and mesopotamia
- Who took over the romans?
- Barbarians
- Define oasis.
- A small area in the desert watered by springs and wells.
- Define Thrived.
- To prosper or flourish; be successful.
- Define tribe.
- Any system of social organization made up of villages,bands,or other groups with a common ancestry,language,culture,andname
- Define Idol.
- An image used as an object of worship.
- Define Artisans.
- A skilled craftsman
- Define Agriculture.
- The work of producing crops and raising livestock: farming
- Define Shrine.
- A place of worship i.e. a place or thing
- Define pilgrimage.
- A journey to a sacred place or shrine.
- Define Qur'an.
- The sacred book of Islam that is belived to contain the revelations made to muhammad by Allah thoguh the angel Gabriel.
- Define Monotheism.
- The belief that there is only one god.
- Define Islam.
- A religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
- Define Muslim.
- A beliver in Islam;"Submission to Allah"
- Define Sunna.
- Traditional Islamic conduct observed by orthodox muslims based on the example of Muhammad.
- Define Caliph.
- The successor to muhammad as a political leader of the muslim community.
- Define Council.
- An assembly called to help pick the next Muslim caliph.
- Define Shiite.
- A memeber of the branch of Islam taht follows the descendants of muhammadas his rightful successor.
- Define Convert.
- To change religions
- Define Bureaucracy.
- A type of organization structured like a pyramid, with one person at the top and many at the bottom; workers at each level supervise those below them.
- Define Emir.
- A prince,cheiftain,or govenor especially in the middle east.
- Define Dissent.
- To disgree, especially with the accepted doctrine of an established religion.
- Define Culture.
- The skills,arts etc., of a given person in a given period; civilization
- Define Calligraphy.
- The art of fine handwriting
- Define faction.
- A group of people forming a minority in dissagreement with the larger group.
- Define Legacy.
- Something handed down from an ancestor; something from the past.
- Where is the Ka'Bah?
- Mecca.
- Islam spread to what countries?
- Asia,africa,and Europe.
- Who escaped the"deadly dinner party"?
- Ibn Rahman
- What are the five pillars?
- Declaration of faith,prayer,giving alms,ramada,and hajj.
- Who was the first caliph?
- Abu Bakr.
- Define Savanna.
- A region of grasslands containing scattered trees and vegitation.
- Define Sahel.
- A strip of dry grasslands on the southern border of the sahara also know as the "shore of the desert".
- Define Matrilineal
- Relating to the system of tracing decent through the feamles of a family.
- Define patrilineal.
- Relatng to teh system pf tracing desent through the males of a family.
- Define Griot.
- A west african storyteller.
- Define Vast(ly.
- Very grae in size,extent,degree,etc.
- Define Indigenous
- A native existing or growing natually in a region or country; native.
- Define Diviner
- A person who is belived to communicate with the spirit world and to help others interact with the gods.
- Define Ancestor worship.
- Honor and reverance paid to one's deceased relative based on the belief taht their spirits live on and can influence the gods in one's favor.
- Define Kinship
- The realtionship among family members.
- What did the sonike consider equal to one pound of salt?
- One pound of gold.
- Why did Ghana's capital city become divided?
- They wanted to keep their position as king and wanted their relgion sepreate from the muslims.
- Who threatened to take over the soninke trade routes?
- The Almoravids
- Who defeated king Sumanguru?
- King Sundiata
- How did Sumanguru reestablish trade in the empire?
- By having armies make new farmlands and expanded trade routes.
- What religion was Mansa Musa?
- Devout Muslim.
- How did mansa's religon add to mali's fame?
- He went on a Pilgrimage with thousands of guests,camels,slaves,camels,golden staffs,and gold dust.
- How did songhai break away from Mali?
- Revoulting qnd taking mali over for themselves