15133235290 | Islam | -Means "Submission" to One God (Allah) -Unites the Arabs | 0 | |
15133235291 | Bedouins | -Small groups of nomadic people in Arabia -Pastoralists -Tent encampments with Kin -Tribal Battles over land and water | 1 | |
15133235292 | Shayks | -Leaders of Tribes/Clans -Rich -Many Wives -Large Herds of Animals -Ideas are Enforced by the Warriors | 2 | |
15133235293 | Mecca | -Founded By Umayyads -Part of Quraysh -Ka'Ba (the Holy Rock in center of Mecca) -Mountainous Region | 3 | |
15133235294 | Medina | -Lots of Water -Agriculture -Controlled by 5 clans - 2 Bedouin, 2 Jewish | 4 | |
15133235295 | Bride Price | -Gives a sort of Worth to women -Men had to pay the Family of the bride for their Daughter -Polygamy (If you could afford more wives you could have them) | 5 | |
15133235296 | Matrilineal | -The married couples move to the brides mothers clan | 6 | |
15133235297 | Women | -Had a large amount of power, still no where close to a Man, their power varied from tribe to tribe. | 7 | |
15133235298 | Pre Islamic Religion | -Animism and Polytheism | 8 | |
15133235299 | Quraysh | -Tribe -Had one god named Allah -Muhammad is born into this tribe | 9 | |
15133235300 | Muhammad | -Loses Mother and Father and is raised by Abu Talib -Founded Islam -Quraysh -Driven Out of Mecca | 10 | |
15133235301 | Abu Talib | -Uncle and Guardian of Muhammad | 11 | |
15133235302 | Khadijah | -First Wife of Muhammad | 12 | |
15133235303 | The Quran | -"The Holy Book" -Writings and Teachings of Muhammad | 13 | |
15133235304 | Gabriel | -Brings the Word of Allah to Muhammad -First Revelation to Muhammad in 610 | 14 | |
15133235305 | Sharia Law | -Laws from the religious leaders *Still Around today | 15 | |
15133235306 | 5 Pillars of Islam | -1. No God but Allah -2. Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca -3. Fast During Ramadan (The Holy Month) -4. Zakat to those in need (Charity/Giving to needy) -5. Hajj (Pilgrimage to Ka'ba to worship Allah) *6th Unofficial Pillar- Jihad | 16 | |
15133235307 | Hajj | -Pilgrimage to Mecca to visit the Ka'ba and worship Allah -Made ONCE in a lifetime | 17 | |
15133235308 | Jihad | -The 6th Unofficial Pillar of Islam -Holy duties to Allah (Holy war) | 18 | |
15133235309 | Muhammad's Death | -Some Renounced Islam -Arguments over Secession *Start to see the split of Islam | 19 | |
15133235310 | Caliph | -Political and Religious ruler of Islam -Muhammad's Successor | 20 | |
15133235311 | Abu Bakr | -Earliest follower of Islam -Closest Friend to Muhammad -2nd Caliph -Courageous, and Wise -Knew the Genealogy of the Tribes (Alliances) | 21 | |
15133235312 | Muham | -3rd Caliph -Murdered by Uthman Assassins | 22 | |
15133235313 | Ridda Wars | -Defeated Bedouin Tribes -Brought Power to Islam | 23 | |
15133235314 | Sassanids | -Persians -Powerful Autocratic Empire -Destroyed religious enemies -Didn't respect Bedouin Tribes -Falls to Bedouins | 24 | |
15133235315 | Byzantines | -Nestorians and Coptics were viewed as Heretics -Boarder lands Defected to the Arabs -Held of the Muslims at Constantinople | 25 | |
15133235316 | Uthman | -Umayyads -Assassinated -Death Leads to split of Islam | 26 | |
15133235317 | Ali | -Cousin and Son in Law to Muhammad -4th Caliph -Didn't Punish Uthman Assassins -He begins to looks weak -Loses followers -Assassinated | 27 | |
15133235318 | Ma'awiya | -Claimed by the Umayyads to be the 5th Caliph in 660 -Another cause for the spilt in Islam -(Sunni) | 28 | |
15133235319 | The Split of Islam | -Sunnis Vs Shi'as -Umayyads Vs Ali supporters -Caliph is from Dominate clan vs Caliph is a descent of Muhammad | 29 | |
15133235320 | Sunnis | -Umayyads -Supports of Umayyads -Belief: Caliph comes from the strongest and dominate clan | 30 | |
15133235321 | Shi'as | -Supports of Ali -Belief: Caliph needs the Blood of Muhammad Caliph must be a descendent of Muhammad | 31 | |
15133235322 | Umayyad Imperium | -The Umayyad Empire -Expansive (stopped by Charles Martel) -Capital: Damascus (Now Day Syria) -Becomes "addicted" to wealth, luxury, and soft living -Stops fighting wars and focuses on building palaces | 32 | |
15133235323 | Mawali | -Converts to Islam -Had to Pay the Jizya | 33 | |
15133235324 | Dhimmi | -"People of the Book" -Christians and Jews | 34 | |
15133235325 | Jizya | -A surtax for Converting to Islam | 35 | |
15133235326 | Charles Martel | -Charles "The Hammer" Martel -King of the Franks (A Teutonic Tribe) -Stops the Expansion of the Umayyad Empire | 36 | |
15133235327 | Abbasid Empire | -Less tolerant of Shi'as -Coalition with the Mawali -Mawali never had to pay the Jizya again -Capital: Baghdad (Iraq) -Becomes center of learning -Math and Science recovered from Gupta India -Sunni -Expanded Number of Bureaucrats -Appointed Wazir and Royal Executioner | 37 | |
15133235328 | Wazir | -Chief Administrator | 38 |
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