Medieval Islamic World Flashcards

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Government in fertile crecent

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hunting/gathering , nomadic increased pop, distribute stuff, protect, law/order

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2
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Why did monarchy evolve

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lots of food - lots of people to feed - more organization for less conflict and more order - most powerful leads - successors of him also powerful - they lead next

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3
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Geography of Arabian penensula effect

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desert - work together, nomadic, small groups, near water - trade, selling/recieving things

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4
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J C and I simialr

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Monothiestic, holy text, Abraham, world will end/you judged, love and peace, middle east

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5
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J C and I differnet

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J - toran, synagod, yom kippor
C - christmas, bible, church
I - 5 pillars, quran, mosque

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6
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Pre-Islamic/ values

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bedouin, bravery, loyalty, hospilaty, oral poetry

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7
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Who was Muhammad

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Born in mecca, orphan, good salesperson, likeable

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8
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Muhammad “found” Islam

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revelation from angel, started preaching, forced to medina, fought back peacefully to Mecca

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9
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Qu’ran

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Holy text, stories and guidance

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10
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5 pillars

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Hajj - pilgrimage
Sakat - Charity
Sawn - fasting
Sahadan - faith
Salat - prayer

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11
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Religion attracive why

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Inclusive of all, equality

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12
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People fo teh book

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Christains and jews

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13
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How where muslims to others?

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Nice, did not interfer

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14
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House of Wisdom

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smart people went to work, find solutions to problems, Baghdad

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15
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Achievments

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Algebra, numbers ,astronomy, astrolabe, hospials, wards, cataracs

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16
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Rightly guided caliph

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successor, base doff of Muhammads followers, mot dynastic, by person/not heredity

17
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caliph accomplishments

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military expansion

18
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Umayyads empire

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taxed all, muslims superior, imperial goverment, monarch, dynastic

19
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When did umayyads end/ caliph continue

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Abbasibs revolted when they were weakest, Baghdad

20
Q

Abbasids change from umayyads

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more inclusive government

21
Q

Sunni/Shi’a

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Sunni - most worhty is succesor
Shi’a - based on pass succssors bloodline

22
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Muhammad

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Prophet, Mecca

23
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Damascus

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in Syria

24
Q

Cordoba

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spain

25
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Jeruselem

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between israel and Palestine

26
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astrolabe

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starchart/astronomy