Chapter 11 Flashcards
The great religious shrine of both pre-Muslim and Muslim Arabia is called the
Kaaba
nomadic Arabs are known as
Bedouins
Who is the founding prophet of Islam that had a series of revelations
Muhammad
what is the community of almost unbelievers, the basis of Islamic Society
umma
in 751, Arab armies crushingly defeated the forces of China at the battle of
Talas River
in the Islamic empire, protective subjects who followed the other religions of the book beside Islam were known as
dhimmis
____ was Muhammads successor as a political leader of the Islamic world
caliph
leaders of the Shia sect of Islam were known as
imams
in 750 what Arab dynasty overthrew the Umayyad caliphate
Abbasids
The body of Islamic law, concerned with both religious and social life is known as
sharia
muslim mystics who sought direct and personal experience with God
Sufis
____ our traditions about the sayings or deeds of Muhamed regarded as authoritative for proper Muslim practice
hadiths
in 1258 invading Mongols sacked what place and killed the last caliph
Bahgdad
turkic rule of India became more systematic with the establishment of what in 1206
The sultanate of Delhi
_____ is a religion blending elements of Hinduism and Islam that developed in 16th century India
Sikhism
which West African city had more than 150 quranic schools and thousands of more advanced scholars by 16th century
Timbuktu
The Islamic name for Spain is
Al-Andalus
Spanish Christians who adopted Arabic language and cultural practices were known as
Mozarabs
what were formal colleges called established in the Islamic world beginning in the 11th century
madrassas
The Islamic intellectuals who argued truth could be more certainly reach for a reason rather than through revelation were known as
Mutazalites
which of the following is not true of the Arabian Peninsula before the birth of Islam
it was a strong kingdom that dominated its neighbors
which of the following is an authentic teaching of Muhamed
The umma or community of believers is more important than tribal, racial, ethnic identity
all except which of the following is among the pillars of Islam
respect for divinely appointed authority
The Arabic term jihad can be all except which of the following
forcible conversion of conquered people