1-4 Flashcards
Four noble truths
Buddhist beliefs
Islam
Followers - Muslim
Founder- Muhammad
Eight fold path
Buddhist beliefs
Indigenous religions
Religions specific to a. Ethnic group of people
Religions that represent philosophical beliefs
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
Islam
Peace through submission to the will of Allah
Muslim
People of Islamic faith
Five pillars of Islam
Belief Prayer Charity Fasting Pilgrimage
Arab empire
Abū bakr
Defeated Byzantine empire and Persian empire
Umayyad dynasty
Quickly conquered Mediterranean, Damascus, expanded then advanced
Abbasid dynasty
Good trade, Baghdad, golden age for Islamic learning, separated into religions
Fatimid dynasty
Cairo, center of Islamic civ. Trade, money and power
Seljuks Turks
Army hired by Fatimid, from Central Asia. Took Baghdad
Mongols
Destructive conquerors, hated Islam, gained much of known world
Kush
Rich in natural resources
Egypt
Axum
Ethiopia, came from Arabia, wealthy, conquered kush, Christian