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| Why in 610 CE did the Archangel Gabriel first visit Mohammad? |
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| To deliver messages from the one and only God |
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| Why did Mohammad allow Muslim men to have up to four wives? |
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| To provide protective charity |
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| Why do Muslims decorate their mosques without figurative images? |
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| Mohammad warned that image makers would face punishment at Judgment |
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| Why is the Kaaba significant to Muslims today? |
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| It represents the physical center of the planet and universe |
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| Why was the Kaaba significant to the Bedouins? |
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| It housed images of their gods |
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| What advantages did feudalism offer the fiefs? |
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Definition
| Use of land and protection |
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| Why was the Book of Kells moved from Iona off the Scottish coast to Kells in Ireland? |
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| To protect it from Vikings threatening the Scottish coast |
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| What leads to Roland's death in the Song of Roland? |
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| What is the meaning of the old French romans, from which "romance" derives? |
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| Why in 1066 did William of Normandy invade England |
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Definition
| To make good Edward's promise that William would be England's next king |
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