3519692530 | Prior to Islam, describe Arabic society | Arabs lived in separate, loyal tribal groups that were involved in overland and maritime trade. | 0 | |
3519713149 | Religion of pre-Caliphate Arabs | Animistic idolators | 1 | |
3519718169 | When was Muhammad born? | 570 CE | 2 | |
3519736702 | Muhammad's wife's name | Khadija | 3 | |
3519741922 | What did Khadija and Muhammad do prior to his visions? | Caravan trade | 4 | |
3519767847 | Who appointed Muhammad to be Allah's messenger? | Gabriel | 5 | |
3519792399 | Why did Muhammad flee to Medina? | Mecca didn't approve of him | 6 | |
3519799600 | When did Muhammad flee to Medina? | 622 | 7 | |
3519809122 | What was the name of the journey Muhammad to flee to Medina? | Hegira | 8 | |
3519813349 | What was Muhammad viewed as in Medina? | Prophet and political leader | 9 | |
3519834277 | When did Muhammad and his followers return to Mecca to capture the city and destroy the idols? | 630 | 10 | |
3519841022 | What does Islam mean? | Submission to God's will | 11 | |
3519856252 | Why did Islam appeal to women? | It gave equal status, allowed for women to keep their dowries as wives, and there was no female infanticide | 12 | |
3519898613 | What did the Shia believe in terms of Islamic leadership? | They should be connected to Muhammad via lineage | 13 | |
3519907725 | What did the Sunni believe in terms of Islamic leadership? | Leadership should be based off of who's wisest | 14 | |
3519935219 | Why could direct lineage (via sons) not be achieved for the first caliph? | Muhammad had no surviving sons | 15 | |
3519940528 | Who was the first caliph? | Abu Bakr | 16 | |
3519945587 | What was the relationship between Abu Bakr and Muhammad? | Abu Bakr was Muhammad's father-in-law | 17 | |
3519954427 | Role of caliph | Religious and political leader | 18 | |
3519980489 | What rose after four Islamic caliphs? | Umayyad clan | 19 | |
3519993408 | Gvt center of Umayyad clan | Damascus | 20 | |
3520000267 | What did the Umayyad Caliphate set up? | Bureaucratic system | 21 | |
3520011894 | Conditions for cultural tolerance of Umayyad | Tolerance - however, they must follow Islamic code | 22 | |
3520022137 | In what caliphate did Arabic become the official language? | Umayyad | 23 | |
3520037924 | When did Umayyad clan take power? | 661 CE | 24 | |
3520041714 | When did Abbasid Caliphate over throw Umayyad Caliphate? | 750 CE | 25 | |
3520047429 | Capital of Abbasid Caliphate | Baghdad | 26 | |
3520053473 | What made the Abbasid Caliphate difficult to control? | The size of the empire | 27 | |
3520061197 | Who expanded Islamic through the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, etc. | Umayyad Caliphate | 28 | |
3520073598 | Caliphate of Egypt | Fatamid Caliphate | 29 | |
3520079127 | Caliphate of Spain | Caliphate of Cordoba | 30 | |
3520079128 | Who formed the Caliphate of Cordoba? | The remaining Umayyad prince | 31 | |
3520092979 | Who controlled a lot of North Africa during the Islamic Era? | Berber tribesmen | 32 | |
3520101216 | Who revolted against the Abbasids and took control of Egypt? | Mamluks | 33 | |
3520108230 | Date of Fatamid Caliphate | 1250 - 1517 | 34 | |
3520119655 | Was the Abbasid Caliphate truly overbearing after the 9th Century? | No, most parts had revolted and removed themselves from Abbasid rule | 35 | |
3520130279 | Dar al-Islam meaning | All under Islam | 36 | |
3520161539 | True or False: Muslim Merchants all followed a code of rules | True | 37 | |
3520182738 | What led to a great production of agriculture in the Abbasid Caliphate? | Irrigation improvements | 38 | |
3520199948 | Greater production of agriculture led what in the Abbasid Caliphate | Heightened tax revenue, population growth | 39 | |
3520239853 | What did artisans manufacture in Islamic cities? | Pottery, fabrics, rugs | 40 | |
3520254431 | Three types of crops that the Islamic Empire spread? | Sugarcane, citrus fruits, and coffee | 41 | |
3520262816 | What geographic concept arose in the Islamic Empire? | Latitude and longitude | 42 | |
3520271270 | The House of Wisdom | Where Persian, Greek, and Roman texts were preserved and translated into Arabic | 43 | |
3520410679 | How did Islam spread to West Africa? | Trans-Saharan trade | 44 | |
3520414894 | How did Islam spread to East Africa and Southeast Asia? | Indian Ocean Trade | 45 | |
3520420871 | How did Islam spread to India? | Turks (nomadic migrations) | 46 |
AP World History -- Islamic Caliphates Flashcards
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