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Global Studies - Rise & Fall Islam Flashcards

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Muhammad’s birth

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Mecca

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Muhammad’s revelations

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meets the angel Gabriel, believed Allah had been partially revealed through Moses and Jesus, but that final revelations were now being given to him

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Allah

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god

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Qur’an/Koran

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holy scriptures of Islam, Muhammad’s revelations

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‘Islam’

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submission to the will of Allah

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Hegira

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flight of Muhammad and his supporters from Mecca to Medina (first date on Islamic calendar)

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umma

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first Muslim community of supporters

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Ka’aba

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sacred shrine of Islam (black box)

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Five Pillars of Islam

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similar to Christianity’s Ten Commandments

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Shari’a

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Muslim code of law

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rules of Shari’a

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no gambling, no drinking, to eating pork, marriages arranged by parents, limited to four wives

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caliph

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‘successsor’ of Muhammad and leader of Islamic community

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imam

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religious leader

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First Caliph (Abu Bakr)

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Muhammad’s father in law and early supporter

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razzia

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raid to defeat enemies

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jihad

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striving in the way of the Lord, or holy war - to expand Islamic authority

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Ali

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becomes caliph, assassinated after 5 years

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Mu’awiya

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a caliph who makes leadership hereditary in the Umayyad family

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First Pillar of Islam

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Believe in Allah and in Muhammad as he is prophet

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Second Pillar of Islam

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Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca, + public prayer on Fridays

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Third Pillar of Islam

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Fast during the holy month of Ramadan

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Fourth Pillar of Islam

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Make a hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca once in your life

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Fifth Pillar of Islam

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Giving zakat - alms to the poor

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Arabia Pre Islam

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  • Bedouns
  • Sheikh
  • sheep herds
  • camels and caravans for trades
  • polytheistic but Allah is main god
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Bedouns

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Nomadic peoples (Arabia pre Islam)

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sheikh

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Tribal leaders (Arabia Pre Islam)

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Islam impact on Arabia

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  • polytheistic to monotheistic

- Ka’aba already sacred shrine to THE sacred shrine

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Strengths of Arab Empire

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  • Powerful Bedouin cavalry (camels)
  • Skilled generals and motivated army
  • ongoing conflicts weakening
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Battle of Tours

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Charles Martel’s French Army stop Muslim advancement in Europe

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Siege of Constantinople

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Byzantine Empire defend their capital using Greek Fire to destroy Muslim defeat

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Battle of Manzikart

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Byz. defeat Gods(?) to call for crusades

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Causes of Shi’ite Revolt

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  • Son of Ali, Hussein disputes the Umayyads’ legitimacy

- Favoritism towards Arab vs. non- Arab Muslims

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Shi’ites mean

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‘Partisans of Ali’

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Effects of Shi’ite Revolt

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  • Schism between Shi’ite and Arab Muslims

- Schism lasting to modern day

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Abbasid Dynasty

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Established when Abu al-Abbas overthrows the Umayyads

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Abbasid changes to Sunni Law

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  • All Muslims permitted to hold civil and military offices
  • intermarriage between Arabs and non- Arabs
  • Capital moved from Damascus to Baghdad
  • ideal citizens: judges, merchants, government officials
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diwan

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Advisory council (Abbasid Dynasty)

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vizer

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prime minister (Abbasid Dynasty)

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Decline of Abbasid Government

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  • Caliphs become more autocratic
  • no spiritual authority
  • disputes between sons of caliphs
  • shortage of talented people
  • lives of luxury
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Seljuk Turks

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  • Descendants of Xiongnu
  • Began as military mercenaries
  • conquer Baghdad
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Women required to ‘guard their modesty’

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covered face and body when appearing in society

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Slavery in Islam

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Muslims could not be enslaved, slaves can from non Muslim Africans or Asians

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Baghdad’s ‘House of Wisdom’

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Stored works by Greek philosophers

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First ‘book culture’

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Addasid society, cheap paper, block printing, and libraries

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Ibn Sina / Avicenna

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Physician and philosopher, developed medical encyclopedia

46
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Change of ___ system

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Number system, creation of algebra

47
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Sufism

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Feeling of their creator through dancing (whirling Derushes

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Pre-Islamic Africa

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  • Pantheism

- lineage groups -> clans made to keep their ancestor’s legacy

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Islamic Impact on Africa

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  • Shift to monothiesm
  • greater social organizations as they are unified by one religion, Arabic writing system, Islamic Law
  • Africanized Islam
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Empire of Mali

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wealth derived from salt + gold

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Mansa

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local chieftans and religious leaders (Empire of Mali)

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Timboktu

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  • Most famous Mali city
  • Founded as seasonal camp for traders
  • becomes major cultural center of West Africa under Mansa Musa
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Kushan Kingdom (after Mauryans)

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  • controls northern India
  • Benefitted from trade along the Silk Road
  • Many Buddhist missionaries
54
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Gupta Empire

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  • after Kushan Kingdom

- unifies most of India for a short-lived golden age

55
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Developments in Buddhism

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  • Nirvana -> more concrete heavenly salvation
  • Siddhartha the man -> the being
  • Equal classes -> some are closer to Nirvana than before
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(T vs M) Viewpoints of Buddhism

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Thervada - original teachings

Mahayana - Buddhism is a religion & Buddha is a divine figure

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(T vs M) Behavior

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Thervada - strict personal behavior

Mahayana - believers can reach Nirvana through devotion

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(T vs M) bodhisattava

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Theravada - Siddhartha Gautama is the only bodhisattva

Mahayana - Salvation could come from intercession of a bodhisattva

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(T vs M) How they view each other

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Theravada - Mahayana ideas are “teachings of demons”

Mahayana - Theravada is too strict

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Bodhisattvas

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People with so much ‘bodhi’ that after death they choose to remain on earth as spirits to help others

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Mahayana today

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Replaced by Hinduism and Islam, still exists in China, Korea, and Japan

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Theravada today

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Only on Sri Lanka and in Southeast Asia

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Buddhism Pre- Islam

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  • declined in popularity
  • upper class follows Theravada
  • lower class follows Mahayana
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Islam impact on Buddhism

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  • Fights between Muslims and Buddhists
  • taxes on religion
  • mixing of beliefs / cultures
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Brahmanism developed int o

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Bhakti

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Devotion and rituals as means to improve one’s karma (Hinduism)

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Puja

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Personal worship (Hinduism), more accessible to all people

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Empire of Ghazni

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Located after Kushan Kingdom, founded by Turkic- speaking slaves

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Mahmoud Ghazni

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wealth and culture rivialed the Abbasid Dynasty, introduced and spread Islam into India

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Genghis Khan

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Leader of Mongols, conquer ____ and destroy Abbasid caliphate

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Hinduism Pre- Islam

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  • Karma/Dharma
  • polytheistic
  • goal to unite with Brahman
  • strict social class
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Islam impact on Hinduism

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  • Fighting
  • Hindu’s can keep religion but must pay tribute
  • Hindu’s adapt purdah
  • use horses >elephants
  • no social classes
73
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Purdah

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Keep women in seclusion (Islam/Hinduism)

74
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Sikhism

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  • Combines beliefs of Hinduism + Islam

- brings people closer together

75
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Nanak

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Founder of Sikhism

76
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Ruling Muslim classes turn into ___ Indian social class

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Brahmins and Kshatriyas

77
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Indians who convert to Islam

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Form Muslim castes, but at lower level

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