Chapter 10 Key Term Quiz

Middle East and North Africa
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An empire that developed from the Roman Empire, centered on Constantinople that lasted from 285 until 1483.

An organized killing of a particular ethnic group.

A veil typically worn by Muslim women.

A sect of Islam distinct from Shia in that its adherents do not believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

An attempt by a group or individual to overthrow an existing government in order to implement their own regime.

A tall tower in a mosque initially used to call worshippers to prayer.

The period in Europe from roughly 500 to 1100 associated with limited urban growth, economic development or knowledge production.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

A political party that rued Iraq from 1968 to 2003.

The war resulting from the attack in 1973 of Israel by Egypt, Iraq and Syria.

A sect of Islam distinct from Sunni whose adherents believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

An austere form of Sunni fundamentalism in the Islam religion that is heavily promoted by Saudi Arabia.

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