Chapter 14 Flashcards
What was the ka’ba
A popular shrine in Mecca
After Meccas conquest what happened to the ka’ba
It want destroyed and became a site of pilgrimage
Muhammad established a government dedicated to who
Allah
When did Muhammad and his followers conquere Mecca
630
Caravanserais
Cities with places for traders and their camels a place to rest and get food
Why did rulers maintain roads
Military and administration
What did mariners borrow from the Chinese
Compass
The Hijra
Muhammad’s move to yathrib
Mariners borrowed what from Asian and Indian mariners
Lateen sails
Borrowed what from Hellenistic mariners
Astrolabe
Qadis
Judges
Who ruled during Abbasid high
Harun al- Rashid
What does caliph mean
Deputy
Capital city of Umayyad dynasty
Damascus
Hindi numerals became known as
Arabic numerals
Where did Islam get numbers
India- known as Hindi numerals
Island one true god
Allah
Where was Muhammad born
Mecca
What Persian empire did Islam borrow gov techniques
Sassanid
What’s did al ghazali believe
Human reason was too frail and confusing
Muhammad’s first wife
Khadija
Sufis
Islamic mystics
How were nomadic Bedouin people organized
Family and clan groups
Where did paper maunfactoring begin
China
New industry
Paper manufacture
How did the Umayyad rule (interests)
Internets of Arabian military aristocracy
What problem did the Umayyad dynasty temporarily solve
Succession
Who were the Sunnis
Traditionalists
Who did the Shia support
Ali and his descendants
Islamic school of higher education
Madrasas
Saljuq Turks rulers who were the true source of authority over later Abbasid
Sultan
Dar al Islam
House of Islam
Rendering to the entire Islamic realm
Hajj
Pilgrimage to the Ka’ba in Mecca
Who controlled al andalus Islamic Spain
Muslim Berbers
Who ruled locally during Abbasid
Ulama and qadis
Effects of new crops
Increased variety and quantities of food
Where did they adopt ceiling of women from
Mes and Persia
What did the caliph rule/ become
Head of state chief judge religious leader and military commander
Where did Islamic world get the language for lit poetry and history
Persia