social studies...... mr. corey
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- hemisphere
- either of the two halves on Earth
- empire
- group of different cultures or territories ruled by an all- powerful ruler
- Medina
- Muhammad's followers renamed the city were they migrated to this (was capital of Islam)
- emperor
- the ruler of an empire
- cartography
- skills and methods people use to make maps
- Mosaic
- picture made out of many small colored tiles or pieces of glass
- artifact
- an object made by a human
- clovis
- a leader of the Franks, who conquered the Roman province of Gaul, and later established a large and powerful Frankish kingdom
- anthropology
- study of humans and human cultures
- Nomad
- a person who moves from place to place rather than settling permanently
- Islam
- a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
- sunnah
- Muhammad's words and deeds which serve muslims as a gude for proper living
- stoicism
- Greek philosophy that stressed the importance if virtue, duty, and endurance (especially influential to Rome)
- Augustus
- the first emperor of Rome (August named after him and July named after his father)
- climate
- the typical weather conditions at a specific place over a long period of time
- aqueducts
- a structure designed to bring fresh water into the city or town
- Latidude
- imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
- Byzantine Empire
- the Eastern Roman Empire, which was ruled from Constantinople
- hijrah
- the move of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the city of Yathrib
- equator
- - an imaginary line that is used to divide the Earth into north and South halves
- archeology
- recovery and study of physical evidence from the past
- Muhammad
- was a merchant who became a prophet. He had two visions with the angel Gabriel. On the second vision he became the prophet.
- Christianity
- a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ( the roman empire converts to Christianity)
- Oasis
- a fertile area in the midst of a desert
- Mecca
- important religious center and a trading center (Muhammad was born)
- Longitude
- imaginary lines that run parallel to the prime meridian
- Roman Catholic
- relating to Christian church of the West that is under the authority of the pope
- Central America
- in the middle of N.A. and S.A. that consists of 7 countries: Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
- Republic
- a form of government established by the Romans where the citizens have a voice
- Landmass
- a naturally formed feature on Earth's surface
- Schism of 1054
- the official split between the 2 churches
- Orthodox
- relating to the Christian Church that developed in the Byzantine Empire and is not under the authority of the pope
- clans
- group of people related by blood or marriage
- Justinian
- the ruler of Eastern Roman Empire who ruled with his wife, Theodora, and reconquered lost territories for the Empire
- caliph
- a ruler of the Muslim community, viewed as a successor of Muhammad
- Mosque
- a building of Muslim worship, designed to face city of Mecca
- damascus
- a distant city in newly conquered Syria (the Muslim capital made by Umayyads)
- Punic Wars
- 1. The Punic Wars are 3 wars between Rome and Carthage. In the 1st war Rome won, in the 2nd war Hannibal, an amazing general, invaded Italy and Rome attacked and won. Then Hannibal killed himself. In the 3rd war Rome's ship crashed and they used that as an excuse to start war, and Rome won and salted the Earth.
- constantine
- the Roman emperor who ended the persecution of Christians and moved the capital of the empire to Byzantium (later known as Constantinople)
- Oral History
- includes the stories a culture has passed down from generation to generation
- Quran
- the muslim holy book