9.2 Flashcards by Jared Elkins | Brainscape

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Muhammad’s sucessor

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Abu Bakr

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Caliph

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Religious/political successor to Muhammad

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Jihad

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A muslim’s duty to work for the triumph of Islam in the world as a religion

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Madinah

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First Muslim capital

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Umayyads

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Expanded into Europe –> wealth/power/culture

Capital = Damascus, Syria

Caliphate = hereditary

Warriors

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Abbasids

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Judges/merchants/government officials

Capital = Baghdad

“Golden age”

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Vizier

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Advised the Caliph

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Downfall of Abbasid rule

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Fight over successor

Expansion –> Wealth –> corruption

ppl. in civil service/army (down)

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Seljuk Turks

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Fatimid dynasty

Nomadic in Central Asia

Eventually captured the Arab Nation

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Sultan

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“Holder of power”

Title

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