13960578598 | Islam | the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life | 0 | |
13960578599 | Muslim | a believer or follower of Islam | 1 | |
13960578600 | Arab | ethnic group that dominates the Middle East and northern Africa; doesn't necessarily follow Islam | 2 | |
13960578601 | Mecca | the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace | 3 | |
13960578602 | Medina | the second holiest city; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca | 4 | |
13960578603 | Koran | the holy text of Islam | 5 | |
13960578604 | House of Wisdom | Combination library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad established in the 800s | 6 | |
13960578605 | Muhammad | Islam's prophet; the man who heard the words of Allah | 7 | |
13960578606 | Gabriel | According to Muslims, was an angel who told Muhammed he was a messenger of Allah | 8 | |
13960578607 | Five pillars of Islam | Declaration of faith, 5 prayers, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca once in a life | 9 | |
13960578608 | Mosque | A Muslim place of worship | 10 | |
13960578609 | Conquest of Spain | 711-788; Umayyad took over Spain | 11 | |
13960578610 | Caliph | Successor to Muhammad | 12 | |
13960578611 | Umayyad Caliphate | 661-750 CE; First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs | 13 | |
13960578612 | Abbasid Caliphate | 750-1258 CE | 14 | |
13960578613 | Byzantine Caliphate | Eastern Rome; broke off when Rome began to fall; 476 AD; syncretism from Greece, Christianity, Persians, Romans, and more | 15 | |
13960578614 | Justinian | Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians | 16 | |
13960578615 | Justinian's Code | An organized collection and explanation of roman laws for use by the byzantine empire | 17 | |
13960578616 | Belisarius | General of Justinian I who led the Byzantine forces to defeat the Vandals and the Ostrogoths | 18 | |
13960578617 | Damascus, Syria | Capital of Umayyad Dynasty; Highly centralized rule | 19 | |
13960578618 | Monotheisum | the belief that there is only one God | 20 | |
13960578619 | Allah | the Islamic God | 21 | |
13960578620 | Cave of Hira | Where Mohammad first received revelations from Gabriel; beginning in 610 | 22 | |
13960578621 | Hijrah | Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina | 23 | |
13960578622 | Suras | chapters of the Qur'an | 24 | |
13960578623 | Arabic | Language in which the Qur'an is written; used by muslims | 25 | |
13960578624 | Minarets | towers attached to the outside of a mosque, from where a crier calls Muslims to worship | 26 | |
13960578625 | Ramadan | (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan | 27 | |
13960578626 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims; 5 pillars of faith | 28 | |
13960578627 | Dar Al-Islam | the empire of Islam that grew between 7th and 10th centuries; house of Islam | 29 | |
13960578628 | Sharia | Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith | 30 | |
13960578629 | Great Wall of China | protection, trade, transportation; made by slaves | 31 | |
13960578630 | Great Buddhas | southern China; face of nirvana; the religion was originally treated well but then they question the emperors authority and he mistreats them | 32 | |
13960578631 | Colosseum | Rome; gladiatorial combat and theater; free in order to keep the people happy; Christians ended it | 33 | |
13960578632 | Roman Aquaducts | France; served the needs of the people;brought water to and away from a city | 34 | |
13960578633 | Altar of Peace | Augustus; participate gives more power to the emperor | 35 | |
13960578634 | Arch of Septimius Severus | Rome; memorialize battle losses; foreigner gained a high rank in Roman government | 36 | |
13960578635 | Dome of the Rock | Jerusalem; Muhammad heard Allah's words; pair, school, hospital | 37 | |
13960578636 | Qu'ran (Koran) | "to recite"; more people became literate | 38 | |
13960578637 | Mud Mosque | West Africa; biggest mud building in the world; Muhammad was a merchant | 39 | |
13960578638 | Hagia Sofia (Church of Wisdom) | Islamic-minarets; Roman-domes; Christian-crosses inside; mosque because Turks conquered it | 40 |
AP World History - Islam Flashcards
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