The Islamic World Flashcards

1
Q

What was Mecca?

A

A holy city for the pagan tribe of the Quraysh

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2
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When was Muhammad born?

A

570CE

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3
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When were Muhammad and his followers exiled?

A

622CE

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4
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When did Muhammad conquer Mecca?

A

630CE

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5
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When did Muhammad die?

A

632CE

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6
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What were Muhammad’s successors known as?

A

The rightly guided Caliphs

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7
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When were the rightly guided Caliphs overthrown, and who were they overthrown by?

A

661CE, the Umayyad dynasty.

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When were the Umayyads overthrown, and who were they overthrown by?

A

762CE, the Abbasids.

The Abbasids moved the capital to Baghdad and began the Islamic golden age.

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