Unit II: Late Middle Ages: Africa and the Middle East Flashcards
0
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- The Abbasids build a combination library, academy and translation center called the _________________.
A
House of Wisdom
1
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- The “rightly guided caliph”was replaced by the __________.
A
Umayyads
2
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- ‘Caliph’ is a tittle that means __________.
A
“successor or deputy”
3
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- Under Abbasids, the capital was moved to __________.
A
Baghdad
4
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- The body of Islamic Law is called _______.
A
Sharia
5
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- How were the conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?
A
Their religions were tolerated, but restrictions and taxes were imposed.
6
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- What was the preferred method of Muslim scientists?
A
Experiments in Laboratory settings
7
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- Why did the Muslim way of praying lead to advances in astronomy?
A
Muslims wanted to know the precise location of Mecca.
8
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- How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
A
By translating the works of Aristotle and Plato.
9
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- What led to initial conflict after the death of Muhammad?
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Muhammad had neither specified a successor, nor indicated how to chose one.
10
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- What was the chief means of social organization?
A
lineage groups.
11
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- The Swahili language developed from a mixture of what language?
A
Arabic and Bantu
12
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- How did the rulers of Ghana grow rich?
A
By taxing goods traders carried through their territory.
13
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- What were the most important items in the West African Kingdoms?
A
Salt and Gold
14
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- In African tribes, how were conflicts most commonly settled?
A
through Consensus
