Vocab Review 2.2

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Silk Road

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A major trade network that connected China to the Middle East and Europe.

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Sassanid Empire

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An empire in modern day Iraq that was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate.

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Iberian Peninsula

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Name for the peninsula in Europe with the modern day countries of Spain and Portugal.

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Tariq Ibn Ziyad

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Berber general of the Umayyad forces, leader of the invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Battle of Guadalete

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A significant battle between the Umayyads and Visigoths that allowed the Umayyads to take control of Southern Spain.

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al-Andalus

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The title of the Iberian Peninsula when it was under Muslim rule.

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Battle of Tours

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The decisive battle between the Umayyad Caliphate and the Frankish Kingdom that stopped Muslim expansion into Western Europe.

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Mawali

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Non-Arab converts to Islam.

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Caliph al-Malik

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Significant leader of the Umayyad Caliphate who made major strides towards unifying the vast empire.

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Provinces

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Sections of an empire, divided up, to make ruling more efficient.