5798373962 | Cultural Differentiation | differences between cultures that make one group distinguishable from another | 0 | |
5798373963 | Cultural Diffusion | The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one society to another | 1 | |
5798373964 | Bantu | A common group of people that slowly migrated from Nigeria and Cameroon starting around 3000 BCE to most of the rest of Africa by 1000 BCE | 2 | |
5798373965 | Muhammad | Prophet founder of Islam who spread the message of God | 3 | |
5798373966 | Allah | God in Arabic | 4 | |
5798373967 | Shari'a | the code of law derived from the Koran and the teachings of Muhammed | 5 | |
5798373968 | Five Pillars of Islam | the basic acts forming foundation of Islam, considered mandatory by believers to reach reward in afterlife (heaven) | 6 | |
5798373969 | Mecca | City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion | 7 | |
5798373970 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca, one of Five Pillars of Islam | 8 | |
5798373971 | Kaaba | A black box building in center of Mecca- most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine | 9 | |
5798373979 | Gold, Salt | Valuables of trans-saharan trade | 10 | |
5798373980 | Ghana, Mali, Songhai | Middlemen civilizations of trans-saharan trade | 11 | |
5798373981 | Sahel Kingdoms | collective name for Ghana, Mali, Songhai | 12 | |
5798373982 | Islam | Cultural impact of trans-saharan trade | 13 | |
5798373983 | Swahili | Trade language of east Africa which is combination of Persian, Indian, Indonesian, Arabic, and Bantu | 14 | |
5798373990 | Jerusalem | City where Muhammad ascended to heaven | 15 | |
5798373991 | Dome of the Rock | Muslim shrine containing the rock from which Mohammad is believed to have risen to heaven; Jews believe Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac on the rock | 16 | |
5798373992 | Medina | trade city where Muhammad fled to and spread Islam | 17 | |
5798373993 | Mosque | A Muslim place of worship | 18 | |
5798373994 | Rightly Guided Caliphs | The first four Caliphs are collectively known as | 19 | |
5798373995 | Caliphs | Blood-line successors of Muhammad who ruled Islamic world | 20 | |
5798373996 | Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali | The first four Caliphs | 21 | |
5798373997 | Umayyads | First great Islamic Empire; kept highly segregated social order with Mawali (non-Arab Muslims) being second class citizens. Capital at Damascus. | 22 | |
5798373999 | Shia (Shiites) | Branch of Islam which believes Islam should be ruled by direct descendants of Muhammad | 23 | |
5798374000 | Sunni | Branch of Islam which believes Islam can be ruled by most worthy Muslim | 24 | |
5798374002 | Caravanserai | Safe havens invented by Abbasids in which merchants in trans-saharan trade could stay | 25 | |
5798374003 | Astrolabe | An Abbasid-invented navigational tool | 26 | |
5798374004 | Dhow | Abbasid invented hardy ocean capable ship with triangular (lateen) sails | 27 | |
5798374008 | Sufism | Branch of Islam with no leadership; very personal | 28 | |
5798374009 | Baghdad | Abbasid Capital; became a major center of learning and trade. | 29 | |
5798374010 | Abbasid | "Golden" Islamic Empire which spread Islam through trade and synthesis. Preserved Classical Mediterranean knowledge. Very tolerant and inclusive. | 30 | |
5798374017 | Timbuktu | Mali city that became a center of wealth and learning- part of trans-Saharan trade | 31 | |
5798374022 | Hadith | Secondary accounts of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, used to supplement the revelations contained in the Qur'an. | 32 | |
5798374026 | Algebra, Arabic Numerals, Zero | Islamic math contributions | 33 | |
5798374027 | Tolerant, Trade, Inventions, Literature, Diversity | Evidence of Abbasid empire as golden age | 34 | |
5798374028 | Byzantine | Eastern Roman Empire which lasted a long time but wasn't influential for very long | 35 | |
5798374029 | Justinian | Early Byzantine Emperor from 527-565 who promoted Eastern Orthodox and created a law code | 36 | |
5798374030 | Great Schism (1054) | First split in Christianity as a result of tension between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox | 37 | |
5798374033 | Hagia Sophia | Massive church built by Justinian in Constantinople; later a Mosque, now a museum | 38 | |
5798374037 | Medieval Period | Disorganized time in Europe from 476 (Fall of Rome) to 1450 (Height of Renaissance) | 39 | |
5798374040 | Battle of Tours | Battle where Charles Martel stopped the Islamic advance at the Pyrenees mountains north of Spain preserving European Christianity | 40 | |
5798374045 | Feudalism | System where king distributes land among lords who rule and protect their territory paying taxes to the king | 41 | |
5798374057 | Manor | A large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord. | 42 | |
5798374058 | Vassal | A person who received a grant of land from a lord in exchange for a pledge of loyalty and services | 43 | |
5798374059 | Tithe | A church tax, which was usually 10% of one's income | 44 | |
5798374060 | Serf | A peasant who lived on and farmed a lord's land in feudal times | 45 | |
5798374062 | Holy Land | Jerusalem and parts of the surrounding area where Jesus lived and taught | 46 | |
5798374064 | Saladin | Noble and powerful Islamic leader who fought with King Richard during 3rd Crusade; made peace treaty | 47 | |
5798374065 | King Richard | English leader who signed peace treaty to end Third Crusade allowing Christians to visit holy land | 48 | |
5798374093 | Jihad | "Holy war", spread islam through conquest like Umayyad | 49 | |
5809318535 | Constantinople | Built by Emperor Constantine; Eastern Roman Capital | 50 | |
5809335698 | Patriarch | Head of Eastern Orthodox Church; rival of the Pope | 51 | |
5809389941 | Covenant | Agreement between God and the Israelites; "chosen people" | 52 | |
5809399494 | Abraham | founder of Judaism; monotheism | 53 | |
5809404357 | Jesus | founder of Christianity | 54 |
AP World History Unit 3A Flashcards
Primary tabs
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!