ect... Flashcards

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Almoravids

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Berber empires from Morocco, take over Cordoba and much of Spain, overthrowing the Umayyads

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2
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Who did the Buyids fall to?

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Seljuk Turks

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3
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iqta

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Islamic land grant

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4
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how did the mamluks (960s) gain power?

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One of the ruler’s mamluks seized Ghazna and built a power base.

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5
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Why did the Seljuks go to Transoxiana?

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The Samanids asked for help against Turkish invader

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6
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What was the Seljuk army eventually made up of?

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mamluks

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7
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Who were the Berbers?

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ethnic group indigineous to North Africa; revolted against Fatimis

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8
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How long did Islamic Spain last?

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7 centuries

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9
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What was Islamic Spain originally?

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Emirate of Cordoba ( not trying to compete with Baghdad)

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10
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What did Islamic Spain eventually become?

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The Spanish Umayyad Caliphate

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11
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What religion was the Fatimads

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Isham’ili Shii

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12
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Convivencia

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“living together”; “coexistence” of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities; in Islamic Spain

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How did Convivencia end?

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Reconquista: expulsions of Jews and Muslims from Iberian Peninsula
Spanish Inquisitian

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14
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Religion of Buyids

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Shii

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15
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How was giving mamluk’s iqtas a double edged sword

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giving mamluks land instead of money to pay them; land= power

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16
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Battle of Manzikurt (1071)

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Seljuks won battle against Byzantine. Turkic dominance beigins

17
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Sufism definition

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mystical mode of piety; almost a worship of Ali

18
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What does Sufism contrast with?

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Legalism

19
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Order of groups that ruled Anatolia (1071+)

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1.) Seljuk
2.) Mongol
3.)Ottomans
4.)Timerlame

20
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According to Dale, what were the two fundamental changes that altered the political landscape of the region?

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1.) The destruction of the Abbasid Caliphate-
2.) Sultans, not caliphs, controlled the regions

21
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1st crusade

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Christians got Jerusalem

22
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2nd crusade

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Crusaders were defeaetd by Seljuks

23
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4th Crusade

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Pillages Constantinople

24
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Third crusade

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against Saladin