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1
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5 Pillars

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1) Pray 5x a day facing Mecca
2) Give alms to the poor
3) Repeat Allah is God, Muhammed is his prophet
4) Hajj once in your lifetime
5) Fast during holy month of Ramadan

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Including the 5 Pillars the Muslims also

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Forbidden to eat port or drink alcohol
Encouraged to free their slaves (time appropriate)
Equality
Jihad (holy water)

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3
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Ulama

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Religious scholars to interpret Koran

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Sharia

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Islamic legal system that guides the personal conduct of all Muslims

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5
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Imam

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Spiritual advisor to interpret Allah

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6
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After the death of Muhammed, there was a major issue as to who should succeed Him. Many felt _____should since he was the closet to him

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Abu Bakr

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7
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The Muslims population split into 2 sets named…

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Sunni’s or Shiites

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Sunni’s

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Felt that the caliph should be chosen by leaders of the Muslim community. They viewed his as a leader, not as a religious authority

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9
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Shit’ites

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Argued that the only true successors to the prophet were descendents of the Muhammed’s daughter and son-in-law, Fatima and Ali Descendants were also considered to be divinely inspired

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10
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How many % of Muslims are Sunni’s?

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90%

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11
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How many % of Muslims are Shiites

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10%

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12
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Golden Age

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A time of outstanding cultural achievements for a civilization

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Why did Muslims experience a “Golden Age”

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When the Abbasid Dynasty takes over, they decided to stop expansion, war and carnage. They create an empire based on equality.

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14
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Baghdad

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Becomes the cultural capital of the Islamic Empire

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15
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Between 750 and 1350 the Muslims

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1) built a vast trading network from east to west using “ships of the desert”
1a) Products that are traded back and forth allow for greater cultural diffusion
1b) The Arabic language spreads becoming the common language of trade
1c) Agricultural guilds produce high quality products that are traded

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16
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What were some other advancements of the Muslim Golden Age?

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science, medicine, math, literature, art and architecture, translations of Greek and Persian books into Arabic

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17
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Science

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Astronomy(astrolabe), light travels in straight lines, earth is round (25,000) miles and maps

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Medicine

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Surgery, treatments, medical exams to become a physician, 25 medical encyclopedias, “Contagious”, cataract surgery, use of prescriptions and quarantine

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Math

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decimal system from India; textbooks

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20
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Literature

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Arabian Nights collection -Aladdin and the Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, poetry describing the beauty of nature and love. Calligraphy was introduced

21
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Art and Architecture

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Mosques, geometric designs, carpets, textiles - never showed people, animals, or God

22
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Schism

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a great divide

23
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Muslims had to chose between Sunni’s and Shi’ite

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Sunni’s - Led by Abu Bakr (caliph)
Shi’ites - Led by Ali (family of Muhammed)

24
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Abu Bakr is successful and takes power. He becomes the first __________

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Caliph of Islam

25
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Caliph

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A religious leader. Not a prophet because he was not chosen by God

26
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Why does Islam expand so rapidly

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a united people
weaker empires surrounding mecca (Byzantine and Persian Empire)
strong army
tolerant of other faiths (“outsiders had to pay a tax” but could be self ruled)
equality

27
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After Abu Bakr dies __________ the second caliph takes over

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Umar (Omar)

28
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When Umar is assassinate ___________finally takes over Muslims leadership

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Ali

29
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Under the ____________, Islam continued to spread into Europe, the Mediterranean, Persia and the Middle East however their empire was short lived

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Quarishi clam

30
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Jihad

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Muslims use this term to convert “non-believers”

31
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When __________took over, Muslims were able to take a breath and stability was brought to the Middle East region

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Abbasid Caliphs

32
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The goal was simple:

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unify all Muslims to create a strong united empire

33
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Islam now spread across

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3 continents

34
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As a result the Abbasids ending discrimination against non-Muslims, creating a more sophisticated government and improving their educational system, a Golden Age begins to emerge

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35
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Capital is moved from

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Damascus, Syria to Baghdad
-Baghdad becomes the “Jewel of the Middle East”

36
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Reached its peak under

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Caliph Harun al Rashid
786-809 AD
Encourage research, philosophy, learning, etc

37
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Africa is divided in half by the equator and was known as the:

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“THE DARK CONTINENT”

38
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Africa was too scary a place for Europeans to explore for many years:

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Mountains: Highest are found in the southeast and northwest
Deserts: created divisions between northern and southern Africa (culture diversity)
Rivers:
Nile River: flows north into Med. Sea (Egypt)
Niger River: major river in western Africa “arteries”.
Cataracts: waterfalls

39
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Cataracts:

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waterfalls

40
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The Equator runs through the middle of Africa, creating very different zones of climate.

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Tropical Rainforest Climate: Hot, humid and rainy
Savanna Climate:
Savanna: grasslands outside of the desert – home to most of African people.

41
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Savanna:

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grasslands outside of the desert – home to most of African people.

42
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Natural Resources:

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resources created in the earth.

43
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Africa is rich in many types of mineral sources:

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Oil, Copper, Gold and Diamonds.

44
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Cash Crop:

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one or two main crops specifically grown to sell in mass quantities to make money!

Cocoa, Cotton, Rubber and Coffee

45
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Early African People:

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The Bantu Migration

46
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2500 BC:

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Northern Africa suffers a severe drought

47
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Desertification:

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caused the Bantu people to migrate to new farmland.

48
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Effects of Desertifaction

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The Bantu language spreads.
Spread and use of iron as technology.
New/improved farming techniques.

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