Essential questions Flashcards
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What did the Quaran expect from those who followed its teachings?
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- Allah as one and only
- submission-creation of whole new society
- demanded social justice
- challenge tribal and clan structure
- must do five pillars
1
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In what ways did early Islam reflect its Arabian origins?
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Islam drew older Arab identification with Allah
Message of Quaran rejected the Arab tribal & clan structure
The Quaran denounced the social practices of a prosperous Mecca.
2
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How was Arabia transformed by the rise of islam?
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- population of regions converted to Islam
- regions of Islam world tied together by long distance trade & exchange of technology
- showed everyone is equal
- older religious & political traditions altered
3
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Why were Arabs able to construct a large empire so quickly?
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- Islam allowed state to mobilize military potential
- Byzantine and Persian empires weakened by war
- captured profitable trade routes
- military expansion
- motivated by religious dimension
4
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What accounts for the widespread conversion to Islam?
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- Jews, Christs, and zoasts found similar elements in own faith
- easy to convert to Islam
- merchant found Islam friendly to commerce
- conquest of empire attracted ppl
- incentives
5
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Difference between Sunni and Shia?
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See outline
6
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How did links to Byzantine transform new civilization of Kievan Rus?
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- borrowed from byz
- -architectural styles
- cryllic alphabet
- use of icons
- monastic traditions
- political ideas of imperial control
7
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How did the Catholic Church impact Western Europe after the fall of Rome?
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- hierarchy molded that of Roman Empire & became rich
- conversion of non-Christians
- church & ruling class reinforced each other.
- Catholic Church major element of stability
