Islam and North Africa Flashcards
1
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Umayyad
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Family that took over after Ali. Caused Sunni - Shi’a split
2
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Shi’a (Shiite)
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Resented Umayyad rule and wanted caliph descendent of Muhammad.
3
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Abbasid
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Took over after Umayyad. Bureaucratic
4
Q
Baghdad
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Capital of Muslim empire
Good trade
5
Q
Rightly guided caliphs
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Descended from Muhammad
First 4: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali
6
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Damascus
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City in Muslim empire
Lots of cultural blending
7
Q
Sunni
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Didn’t oppose Umayyad rule
8
Q
Mali
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Kingdom that became wealthy from gold
Good trade and little crime
9
Q
Mansa Musa
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Doubled size of Mali
Muslim
10
Q
Timbuktu
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Mali trading city w good mosques and universities
11
Q
Ibn Battuta
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Historian and traveler that went around empire
12
Q
House of wisdom
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??
13
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Islamic golden age
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??
14
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Caliph
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Successor like Abu Bakr that ruled the Muslim empire
