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Hopi Indians
== The Hopi Indians came from a group of Southwestern people called the Pueblo. They lived in the southern end of the Black Mesa. A mesa is a name given to a small isolated place flat topped hill with three sides. They also lived right next to the pacific ocean, so that means that they had alot of resources. Such as fish and water to survive. == == The Hopi Indians grew crops like the Navajo Indians.They both raised corn and maize as the basic food. They also based the religious ceremonies on the corn they grew. They grew 24 different types of corn, but the blue and white one was the most common. They also grew beans, squash, melons, pumpkins, and fruit. == == The women and men each have specific jobs or duties they perform. The women owned the land and the house. They also cooked and weaved the baskets. While the men planted and harvest, weave cloth, and perform the ceremonies. Then when a child is born it is given a special blanket and a ear of corn. On he 20th day, they take the child to the mesa cliff and hold facing the rising sun. When the sun hits the baby, the baby is given a name. ==

==== In the fall of the Roman Empire many warring bands invaded western Europe. It also collapsed in A.D 476. For the next 1,000 years warfare, fear, and bloodshed filled the land. This priod was called the medieval era. It took place between the end of ancient times and the beginning of the modern times. ==== ==== The food that most pople ate was bread, beacon, nuts, porridged, and sometimes other meats. They buy their foods in marketplaces which they grow crops in. Sometimes the chefs grew their own crops just outside of their house. It will also be easier to grow crops outside of thier own house. The difference between the health of the wealthy people and the poor people was that the diet was that the wealthy people have a better diet and the poor people had the worst.The style of clothing was lether and very pointy. Well the shoes were very pointy. When clothe was washing they were soaked and hanged up to dry. ====

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== The Rightly Guided Caliphs created a Muslim state, which they ruled from 632 to 661. The kind of rule that they started became known as a caliphate, or a period of rule by a caliph. The caliphate systemlasted for some 600 years and had a profound effect to the world.Caliph also means a successor. == == Under the rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, Muslims moved to fulfill one of Muhammmad's wishes."That Islam will be carried to other people and areas beyond the Arabian Peninsula". In 661, a new dynasty called yhe Umayyads came to power. They had come to power in conflict with the four Rightly Guided Caliphs, named Ali. Muhammed cousin and son-in-law. The first Ummayad ruler had put down Ali's supportes. And had even caused the death of Ali's son, Hussayan. Ali's supportes became a distinct group of Muslims known as the Shi'a. The majority of Muslims are called the Sunni. == == Then after the Umyyads took the place of the Rightly Guided Caliphs they were not a dynasty anymore. After the death of Ali's son the four of the Rightly Guided Caliphs finished being a dynasy for the Islam culture. After that most of the Muslims are called Sunni. Which is another word for the majority of Muslims. ==

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