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why was the Byzantine empire sucessful? |
they were the center of trade, they had a strong military, and they had strong rulers |
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What were some achievements of the byantines? |
the code of justinian is the biggest, also preserved knowledge of greeks and romans |
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how did islam expand so fast? |
people didnt like the byzantine and persian empires, they were traders so when they went to new places brought their religon w/ them, and it united the arabs |
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5 pillers of islam? |
prayer, sharing, fasting, and pilgrimage |
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explain the piller of islam "faith" |
the statement "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet" expresses the muslim statement of faith |
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explain the piller of islam "prayer" |
muslims communicate with god through prayer. they pray five times a day. the muezzian tells them when to. |
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explain the piller of islam "sharing" |
muslims who can do so are supposed to give a generous share of what they own to muslims who are poor or sick. |
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explain the piller of islam "fasting" |
during ramadan they fast from sunrise to sunset each day. they neither eat nor drink. |
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explain the piller of faith "pilgrimage" |
also called hajj, or sacred journey, to Mecca. all muslims who can afford to do so try to make the hajj once in their lives |
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