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1827323937what is a bedouin society?people who live at the edge of a desert, they are nomadic and lived herding camels and goats0
1827323938why was there a state of constant warfare in Bedouin society?because a member of a rival clan led his animals to a restricted well/pasture and the actions of a clan member usually called the clan into battle1
1827323939what is a religious significance of Mecca prior to Muhammad?it was a mix between animism and polytheism2
1827323940why was Islam influenced by Judaism and Christianity?region, common view of Abraham as prophet, monotheism, cultural ties in the region3
1827323941why did the leaders of Mecca fear Muhammad's teachings?they saw Islam as a threat to Mecca's status as a pilgrimage, destination for those who came to worship the Myriad of Gods and spirits with the Ka'ba4
1827323942what is the significance of the Hijrah?Muhammad and his new followers (muslims) made a journey and it marked peace and strength for Islam, and the founding date of the new religion5
1827323943what is the term for the Muslim community?Umma6
1827323944how does the Qur'an shape the lives of Muslims?it is their holy book and what they live by7
1827323945how does the Hadith shape the lives of Muslims?collection of stories of Muhammad's sayings which helped give them a reference8
1827323946what is the Shar'ia Law?a law system9
1827323947what are the 5 pillars of Islam?faith, prayer, fasting, alms, hajj10
1827323948what is a caliph?a political and religious successor to Muhammad11
1827323949what are some reasons for the rapid expansion and conquest by the Arab Muslims?no political powers to stop them, weakness of empires, religious fervor12
1827323950what is the Sunni- Shi'ite split?Shi'ite's believed calips had to be a member of Muhammad's family. Sunni believed any good muslim could rule13
1827323951what are some political and social changes of Islam under the Umayyad dynasty?tried to heal split and it never worked, social inequality, Shi'ite's did not have right to rule, bureaucracy14
1827323952what was a key reason for the fall of the Umayyads?exclusion of non-arab subjects15
1827323953why was Mecca an important city prior to Islam?because it was a religious center, with shrines Ka'ba and it was also a market palce16
1827323954Islam eventually spread to which 3 countries?Africa, Asia, Europe17
1827323955which two empires did Islamic expansion conflict with?Spain (the franks) and Byzantine18
1827323956what was the nomadic/tribal leader called of the Bedouin society called?Sheikh19
1827323957what did small scale trade and AG develop around?oases20
1827323958what was the original name of Mecca?yatrhib21
1827323959who was the first muslim?khadijah22
1827323960what were 4 motives for arab conquest?islamic unity, bedouin heritage, wealth, misconceptions23
1827323961where did the Umayyad caliphate move the Islamic capital to?Damascus24
1827323962what was the name for people of the book?Dhimmi25
1827323963what were non-arab converts called?Mawali26
1827323964the Rashidun caliphate established what?islamic caldendar27
1827323965where did Abbasid caliphate move the islamic capital to?baghdad28
1827323966what is a Wazir?chief administrator/head of caliph's inner circle29
1827323967what caliphate built huge bureaucracy to govern the empire?abbasid30
1827323968under what caliphate was islam's golden age?abbasids31
1827323969what was special about the abbasid dynasty?tolerance toward non arabs32
1827323970what was the center of islamic Golden age and major trade city?baghdad33
1827323971where did islamic merchants settle in in swahili?coastal villages34
1827323972what did the swahili states trade and for what?traded raw materials for Indian, Islamic, and Chinese luxuries35
1827323973what did Zimbabwe build?massive stone enclosures36
1827323974what did Zimababwe supply and for who?gold and swahili coast37
1827323975why did Zimbabwe decline?internal divisions38
1827323976what did camels do?they replaced horses and donkeys as transport animals39
1827323977what was traded on the Trans-saharan trade routes?gold, salt, and ivory flourishes40
1827323978what did trans-saharan trade lead to?the rise of the kingdoms in the sudan41
1827323979what was the political structure of sudan?patriarch or council of elders42
1827323980what was sudan based upon?ethnic core43
1827323981what were rulers considered in sudan?sacred44
1827323982what did islam reinforce in sudan?kingship45
1827323983what did Ghana use to control trans-sahran trade routes?territorial expansion46
1827323984what did trade lead to?urbanization47
1827323985what weakened ghana?nomadic raids form the sahara48
1827323986what is sundiata?the lion prince49
1827323987what was the base of Mali society?AG with gold trade50
1827323988what were most people in mali society?rural farmer, small farms owned by families51
1827323989what controlled mali trade? and what was it called?the merchant class, called the juula52
1827323990when did slave trade become common in mali?after the islamic conquest53
1827323991how was society organized in mali?according to clans54
1827323992what were many societies in mali?matrilineal55
1827323993what was common in mali?polygamy56
1827323994what are griots?oral historian in mali57
1827323995why was Dejenne famous?for the largest adobe building in the world, called the great mosque58
1827323996why was timbuktu famous?for its library and university59
1827323997who founded songhai founded by?sunni ali and expaned by Askia muhammad the great60
1827323998who conquered the songhai empire?moroccans with muskets in 159161
1827323999what was the kingdom of Benin?city-state established by Edo peoples62
1827324000what was Benin know for?its bronze and ivory sculptures63
1827324001what language was impressed by Benin?portuguese64
1827324002who invaded Indian subcontinent at the beginning of the 11th century?afghan warlords65
1827324003what does islam start conquering?hindu kingdoms66
1827324004what is the islamic state in india called?delhi sultanate67
1827324005what is the capital of the islamic india?delhi68
1827324006what time span did islam rule inda?1206-152669
1827324007why did many people convert to islam?it meant not having to pay the head tax imposed on the nonbelievers70
1827324008despite influence what did many indians stay true to?hinduism71
1827324009what other religion did islam have tension with?hinduism72
1827324010why was persia's conversion easier?ideas were closer to christianty73
1827324011what influenced islamic states?persian traditions74
1827324012shi'a based persian art was....colorful geometric desgns75
1827324013what type of communities settled in SE asia?diasporic76
1827324014how did islam enter SE asia? and what did it become?merchants, and became crossroads for trade between India,China, and arab pen.77
1827324015what empire developed in SE asia?Srivijaya78
1827324016what did Mansa Musa do?pilgrimage to mecca79
1827324017who is Ibn Battuta?muslim traveler who narrated experiences80
1827324018what is the european term for muslims?moors81
1827324019what was the european cultural and economic center?cordoba82
1827324020what is another name for Al-Andalus?Moorish Iberia83
1827324021what did islamic merchants trade with India and SE asia?spices84

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