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97862868Umayyad Caliphate-capital: Damascus -Spain to India -good life -all religions lived happy together0
97862869Abbasid Caliphate-overthrew Umayyad -750-1258 -capital: Baghdad -fell as a result of empire being too large to control -invaded by Mongols -"golden age"1
97862870Mamluk-Turkish slaves -purchased by Abbasid caliphs -served as standing army -eventually paid with land -- overthrew caliphates2
97862871Ghana-Africa (parts of Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal) -"land of gold"3
97862872Ulama-Arabic for "people with religious knowledge" -Muslim religious scholars -worked against any permanent division of Islamic umma4
97862873Hadith-Way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims -basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad -interpretations of the Quran5
97862874Sultan-ruler of muslim countries -used to refer to a powerful governor of a province within the caliphate6
97862875Battle of Manzikert-battle leading to fall of Byzantine Empire -Seljuk turks forced Byzantines back to Constantinople, leaving Anatolia open to Turkish occupation -the civil conflicts and economic crises within the Byzantine empire weakened the empire's ability to defend its boarders (Anatolia)7
97862876Saladin-united Muslims to retake Jerusalem and end the Crusades -fell in 11718
97862877Quran-most sacred text of Islam -written revelations of Muhammad from Allah (via Gabriel) -originally written by Muhammad's wife and children because he was illiterate -cannot be altered (sacred law) -compiled by Abu Bakr9
97862878Shari'a-written Islamic laws -second in authority after Quran -provides foundation of Islamic civilization10

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