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Sept. 21 Islam Flashcards

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1
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In what three ways did Islam spread?

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trade, conquest, people unifying under Mohammed

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How did Islam spread into Africa?

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Empires conquest and trade

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Where did Islam spread and how?

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To Asia, Europe and Africa through trade and conquest

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What is a caliph? Caliphate?

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Caliph - Chief Muslim Civil and religious ruler

Caliphate - territory under a Caliph’s rule

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What impact did the spread of Islam into Europe have on Spain?

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brought about the age of exploration and trade

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Why did most Meccans reject Mohammed and his teachings?

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He told them to worship one God.

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What were some results of the gold-salt trade in western Africa?

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Expand Ghana’s kingdom into an empore

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What group did tribes in western Africa first encounter?

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Muslim Merchants

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What is the difference between Shiites and Sunnis

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Shiites - wanted mohammed descendants to rule Caliphs
Sunnis - wanted to vote Caliphs on who was Caliph

Shiites believe that Mohammed’s successor is chosen by God and must be from Mohammed’s line.

Sunnis believe that the successor is elected and must be Muslim.

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Who are the “rightly guided caliphs”?

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1 Abu Bakr.
2 Umar ibn al-Khattab.
3 Uthman ibn Affan.
4 Ali ibn Abi Talib.

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What denomination of Islam is the largest today?

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Sunni

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Who are Ibn Battuta and Ibn Sina

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Ibn Battuta - Muslim navigator who created a world view of geography
Ibn Slna - known for his books on medicine and healing

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Why does the Pope lose creditability during the Crusades?

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The loss of the crusades, no money and division within leaders.

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What is the leading cause of the Crusades?

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The Byzantines, who were Christian, lost. The Byzantine emperor asked the Christians in Europe to help protect his empire from the Turks. In 1095, Pope Urban II called for a crusade against the Muslims to regain control of Jerusalem.

To protect Christianity.

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Why do European monarchs gain power following the Crusades?

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Knights left to fight the crusades

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Who first called for the Crusades?

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Pope Urban II

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What impact did the Crusades have on the social structure of medieval Europe?

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Their impact was increasing trade between Europe and the Middle East, and they helped break down feudalism. Monarchs more in power.

18
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What common trait do Judaism, Christianity, Islam all share

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Monotheism, belief in one God.

19
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What city does Mansa Musa create as an Islamic center of leraning?

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Timbuktu

20
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What is Swahili?

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a Bantu language widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa and having official status in several countries.

21
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Who are the Bantu and what achievements are they credited with?

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One of the easiest kingdoms in West Africa. Iron smelting.

22
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Why is trade so important to western Africa?

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Harsh climates didn’t allow them to produce some products that they could get by trade

23
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Who is Mansa Musa and what empire is he associated with?

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Richest man ever - Mali Empire

24
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What people first unified under Islam?

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Arabs

25
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What language is the Qur’an in?

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Arabic

26
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Who are the Umayyads and why are the important?

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First Great Dynast - spreads Islam.

27
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What significance does Jerusalem hold to Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

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They all consider it a holy city.

28
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What common trait do Judaism, Christianity and Islam share?

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All Abrahmic religions

29
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Describe the Bantu migration.

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Migrated to find better soil and more sustainable farm land

30
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Who was the strongest leader of Mali?

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Sundiata

31
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Why is Timbuktu an important city?

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Center for trade, religion and education

32
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What does syncretic mean?

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blending of different ideas together as one.

33
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In what modern-day country is Mecca located?

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Saudia Arabia

34
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Where does Ibn Battuta travel?

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Asia and Africa, main purpose of travel was a Pilgrimage to Mecca.

35
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Describe the 1st four Crusades.

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1st crusade- captured Jersalum and Edssa
2nd crusade - recapture edssa and fail and Jersalum is captured by Muslims
3rd crusade - Phillip II of Germany -Fredrick First of France and Richard I of England go to invade and capture Jerasulum - Philip - turns back before it starts, Fredrick -dies on way there. Richard - signs truce with Muslims that Christians could visit jerasulum
4th crusade - failed again

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What is Scheherazade?

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a character and the storyteller in One Thousand and One Nights

37
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Who is Sundiata and why is he important?

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Established Mali Empire

38
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Describe the 3 Sundiatic Empires and why they were important

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Ghana - started gold-salt trade

39
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What are the five pillars of Islam

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  1. Faith.
  2. Prayer.
  3. Charity.
  4. Fasting.
  5. Pilgrimage to Mecca.
40
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What is the most direct result of the Reconquista

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Muslims and Jews were removed from Iberian peninsula

41
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Who brought Islam into western Africa

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Muslim merchant and traders

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