Test #3 Flashcards
Within ten years of the unification under Abū Bakr, ___________________ had been added to the Arab Empire.
Egypt
Muslim soldiers were highly motivated to fight because
they believed they were assured a place in paradise if they died for Islam in battle.
What happened to Ali, Muhammad’s son-in-law?
He became caliph but was assassinated five years later.
As the Arab Empire expanded, Christians and Jews in the conquered territories were
allowed to practice their religions.
As caliph, General Mu’āwiyah became known for
using force only when absolutely necessary.
Under Umayyad rule, Arab and Berber forces captured and made most of ___________________ into a Muslim state.
Spain
During the Umayyad dynasty, what effect did the expansion of the empire have on Arab culture?
People of the Arab Empire were influenced by Byzantine and Persian cultures.
How were the Abbasids different from the Umayyads in their view of the ideal citizens of the Islamic world?
The Abbasids viewed merchants, judges, and government officials as ideal citizens, while the Umayyads viewed warriors as ideal citizens.
Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph, was known for his
charity and support of artists and writers.
What divided the Muslim Empire in 973?
the establishment of new dynasty of Egypt
Early Arabs developed a profitable trade carrying goods between
The Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Before Muhammad, most early Arab tribes worshipped ______________ in Makkah.
a huge black meteorite
What caused early trade routes in Southwest Asia to become too difficult to travel?
a political unrest in Mesopotamia and Egypt
Early trade routes through Southwest Asia were replaced by
camel routes to Yemen and shipping routes across the Indian Ocean.
After three years of preaching his beliefs to the people of the city of his birth, Muhammad
had only thirty followers
Muslims are encouraged to travel to _____________ at least once in their lives.
Makkah
The word Islam means
“peace through submission to the will of Allah”
Muslims believe that
the final revelations of Allah were given to Muhammad
In 630, most of the people of Makkah converted to Islam when Muhammad
used military force to make the city surrender
The Five Pillars of Islam include belief, prayer, charity,
fasting and pilgrimage
What is a bazaar?
a covered marketplace where goods from all over the known world were sold
The extensive trade carried on by the Arabs utilized
ships and camel caravan
What did Egypt supply to Arab traders?
grain
Islamic law stated that slaves
could not be Muslims
According to the Quran, women were
spiritually and socially equal to men
Most Muslim men had
only one wife because they had to pay a dowry for each wife
Islamic art featured natural plants, abstract patterns, and
Arabic letters
An arabesque is
a repeating geometric pattern
Ibn-Rushd was an Arab scholar who wrote a commentary on
Aristotle’s works
Perfected by Arab scientists, the astrolabe
helped sailors determine where they were.
