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
which of the following was not a reason for the rapid spread of Islam in the seventh century Arabia
Muhamed imposed the new religion by force on the peoples he and his followers conquered
what’s up elevation did not lose all or part of its territory to the Arab empire
China
which of the following was a reason for the herbs rapid success in establishing their empire in the seventh century CE
b and c
as far as world Conquerors go subject peoples would have approved of the Arab rulers of the seventh and eighth century is for all except which of the following reasons
rulers gave special tax breaks to subjects who were people of the book
early Islam offered all except which of the following incentives to conversion
only Muslims were safe from having land and property confiscated
why was that shia branch of Islam formed
A leadership crisis occurred causing division between the Sunni and Shiites who believe the blood relations of Muhamed should rule the Islamic world
which was not a basis for Islamic law
bible
which of the following was not true of most Sufis
actively allied with governments to further religious teachings
which of the following statements about women in early Islam is true
right to control own property
which of the following people was not significant transmitter of Islam to other populations
Egyptians
which of the following reasons helps account for the spread of Islam in India
Low cast Hindu and Untouchables found that Islam gave them more rights than Hinduism
which of the following statements is the best definition of Sikhism
it blended elements of Hinduism and Islam to create a new religion
which of the following is not a reason Anatolia was much more Islamized than India
lower-class Christians found Islam particularly attractive
of which region is it true that Islam spread especially among merchants thanks to their inclusion in a major Islamic trading network rather than through conquest and Islamic rule
west Africa
which of the following was not something that is gone gave to west Africa in the premodern period
The concept of the city
which of the following Islamic lands was most opens in attitude toward women allowing them to appear unveiled in public and mingle freely was meant to whom they were not related
b and c
