AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP World History - middle east Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
7872424064Islam, one, AllahThe fastest growing religion in the world...is centered around the belief in...god called...0
7872424065Arabian PeninsulaWhere were the Bedouins living in the 6th century?1
7872424066Nomadic, tribal, and polytheisticThe Bedouin culture was mostly...2
7872424067SheikhsWho ruled each clan or tribe in the Bedouin culture?3
7872424068Polygyny...is when a man has more than one wife at a time4
7872424069PolytheisticWere the Bedouins polytheistic or monotheistic?5
7872424070Arabian Peninsula6
7872424071MeccaCity in Saudi Arabia that is considered to be a holy city7
7872424072Relic, wordThe black stone of Mecca is a...because it has the...of God8
7872424073Honesty, generosityThe Bedouin tribes valued...and...9
7872424074Land trade, camelsThe Bedouins...routes with...formed the basis of the Arabian economy10
7872424075Water travel...eventually became more popular than overland routes11
7872424076MerchantMuhammad was a...12
7872424077Caravan managerMuhammad became a...13
7872424078Revelations, AllahMuhammad experienced...that he attributed to the angel of the deity...14
7872424079QuranAn Islamic sacred book said to be the literal word of God15
7872424080YesDid it take long for Muhammad to gather followers of Allah?16
7872424081ProphetMuhammad is the last...17
7872424082MedinaThe city that Muhammad and his followers fled to when they were persecuted, and where the first Muslim community was:18
7872424083HegiraThe name of the flight of Muhammad and his followers because of persecution19
7872424084Ka'abaThe most important holy building of Islam20
7872424085Military conquest, movementA way that Islam was spread was...and the...of people21
7872424086EgalitarianIslam is an...religion22
7872424087WasWhen Islam was spread through military conquest and they had conquered a region, Islamic rule was/wasn't tolerant of the religion23
7872424088MonotheisticWas Islam polytheistic or monotheistic?24
7872424089Salvation and hope, Allah, QuranPrinciples of Islam: The ideas of...of an afterlife, the importance of submission to the will of...and a belief in the...as the sacred book25
7872424090Five PillarsCore set of obligations for Muslims26
7872424091God, Allah, five, alms, Ramadan, pilgrimageBelief in one...called... Praying...times a day Giving...to the poor Fasting during the month of... Making a...to Mecca once in your life27
7872424092JihadConcept of struggle to strive in the way of Allah and to improve both oneself and society28
7872424093ShariahA code of law that outlines behavioral requirements for daily life that was developed after Muhammad's death. (Based on the Quran)29
7872424094Ali and Abu BakrAfter Muhammad's death, who were the two people that were running to become the leader of the Islamic community?30
7872424095CaliphReligious ruler31
7872424096BakrWho became the first caliph?32
7872424097AliWho became the fourth caliph?33
7872424098SunnisSupporters of Abu Bakr34
7872424099Shia, ShiitesSupporters of Ali became the...group, also known as...35
7872424100Byzantine, Persian Sassanid, taxesWhen Bakr seized lands from the...Empire and the...Empire, he didn't force religious conversion. Instead the...were lower if you converted.36
7872424101Merchants, generals, and armies, UmayyadWhen Ali was assassinated a group of...took power and founded the...Dynasty37
7872424102SunniWas the Umayyad Dynasty in Damascus and Córdoba Sunni or Shia?38
7872424103DamascusWhere was the Umayyad Dynasty moved to? (From Medina)39
7872424104Abbasids, Umayyads, BaghdadThe...conquered the...and made a new city for their capital called...40
7872424105CaliphateAn Islamic state41
7872424106BaghdadWhere were the Abbasids?42
7872424107LearningBaghdad became the center of...43
7872424108PaperThe invention of thicker...was an achievement of Baghdad44
7872424109Hierarchical, bureaucracyThe Abbasids became increasingly...with a continually growing...45
7872424110ViziersPrime ministers in the Abbasid Empire46
7872424111AssassinationBeing a ruler in the Abbasid empire because you risked potential...attempts47
7872424112Attacks from outside groupsThe Abbasid Empire suffered from...48
7872424113Group that defeated the AbbasidsThe Mongols49
7872424114Economic, militaryThe Abbasids faced both...and...troubles50
7872424115CordobaWhere did the Umayyads move their capital to after it was moved to Damascus?51
7872424116Islamic expansion, Western EuropeThe loss of the Battle of Tours for the Islamic military marked the limit of...into...52
7872424117Tolerant, AbbasidsUmayyad rulers in Córdoba were...in terms of religion, like the..in Baghdad53
7872424118TradeThe Umayyad rulers in Córdoba promoted...54
7872424119DhowsThe trade that was promoted by the Umayyad rulers in Córdoba occured because of goods traveling ships called...55
7872424120LearningThe Islamic state in Córdoba, Spain became a center for...56
7872424121Aristotle, GreekIslamic scholars saved the works of...and other...thinkers57
7872424122Farmers, sailors, nomadsBefore Muhammad there were more...and...than pastoral...58
7872424123Byzantine, Islamic, Muslims, Christians, and JewsTrade between the...and the...empires created contacts between the religious groups:...59
7872424124Weren't, rulerWhen Islamic expansion occurred, the Islamic soldiers were/weren't allowed to own property that they took over, which allowed the people's lives to not be changed greatly. They would just be paying to a different...60
7872424125Merchants, European, AsianThe role of...in Islamic society was greater than in other...and...societies at the time.61
7872424126DidIslam did/didn't allow slavery.62
7872424127No, couldn't MuslimsWhen slaves converted to Islam, were the owners allowed to keep them enslaved? Y/N? Because Muslims could/couldn't enslave other...63
7872424128Slave women,Did slave women or wives have more independence?64
7872424129Markets, buySlave women were allowed to go to...or run errands. They could gather enough money to...their freedom.65
7872424130HijabHeadscarf/veil used by women to cover their heads66
7872424131Raised, love, devotion, educated, businessMuhammad...the status of women by treating his wives with...and...Also Muhammad's first wife was...and owned her own...67
7872424132HigherIslamic women had a...status than Christian and Jewish women68
7872424133UmmaA whole community of Muslims69
7872424134HaremThe separate part of a Muslim household for the wives, concubines, and the women's children70
7872424135SufisA new Islamic group in India and Persia71
7872424136Rituals, chants, GodThe Sufis followed...and...to attempt to unite with...72

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!