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296711146"Submission" to AllahIslam0
296711147MuslimsFollowers of Islam1
296711148MuhammadAllah's greatest prophet2
296711149Spread of IslamThrough conquest and warriors3
296711150Qu'ranHoly Islamic book containing Allah's revelations to Muhammad4
296711151Bedouin CulturePre-Islamic culture in Arabia, camel and goat herding with tribes5
296711152Cycle of VengeanceClan rivalries, feuds over watering and grazing rights and ownership, clan wars, code of Chivalry, prevents arab unity6
296711153Expulsiondeath sentence7
296711154Clannecessary for survival, clan councils with elders and advisors8
296711155Shaykhstribe/clan leaders, had larger herds, several wives, many children and servants9
296711156Meccaa city in arabia, center of transcontinental trade, had the Ka'ba, dominated by Umayyads10
296711157MedinaOriginally Yathrib, small oasis city, politics dominated by 2 bedouin and 3 Jewish clans11
296711158Importance of WomenDescent traced through, "bride price" not dowry, didn't have to wear veils, had multiply marriage partners12
296711159Patriarchal communityOnly men fought in wars, property, inheritance, and divorce laws favored men, male polygamy, traced descent in cities13
296711160610Muhammad recieves first revelations14
296711161beginning of Islamintimate followers first, more followers=more revelations, faced by Umayyad assassination attempts15
296711162Hijra"flight to Medina", marks first year in islamic calendar16
296711163Muhammad in MedinaQuickly brings peace, more followers, goes to war against Mecca and wins17
296711164Ka'baMost important Pre-islamic shrine, becomes most important Islamic mosque18
296711165Pre-Islamic religionpolytheistic and animistic, supreme distant God Allah, associated with night, caves, springs, etc19
296711166Islam vs Christianity and JudaismIslam is rigid and uncompromising; lack of angels and saints, personal religion20
296711167UmmaIntegrates, community of the faithful, allows political unity among rivals, one source of authority, like the christian church21
296711168Egalitarianconcept that everyone is equal22
296711169Ethics codeequality and dignity, generosity23
296711170Body of LawQu'ran24
296711171Jerusalemmost disputed land in all of history, Jews-Promised Land, Christians-Holy Land, Muslims-place of final judgment25
2967111725 Pillars of IslamShahada, prayer five times daily, Ramadan, Zakat, Hajj26
296711173CaliphReligious and political successor to Muhammad27
296711174Initial Spread of IslamThrough military, religious fervor, want of booty, conquers Sassinads, some of Byzantine, some of Egypt, naval supremacy28
296711175Sunni"One who follows the traditions of the prophet", 85%-80%29
296711176Shia"Party of Ali", Iran, Iraq, 15%-20%30
296711177Imamhead of Shia faith, their pope31
296711178Imamsaints in Shia32
296711179Imamleader of mosque in Shia and Sunni33
296711180Sunni-Shia splitShia Muslims say Ali was the next caliph, Sunni Muslims say Mu'awiya was the next caliph34
296711181DamascusNew capital in Umayyad Imperium35
296711182Arab aristocracysmall ruling class36
296711183Muslim Arabsreceived more benefits like spoils of war37
296711184MawaliConverts to Islam, very few because they got nothing in return38
296711185Jizyatax on non-believers39
296711186DhimmiPeople of the book40
296711187Role of women in Umayyad Agegained more rights, allowed to pursue occupations41
296711188Umayyad declineaddicted to luxury, shift to frugal living not conquest, revolt by SUNNI Abbasid party, most Umayyad members assassinated42
296711189BaghdadNew capital of Abbasids43
296711190wazir"Jafar", 2nd in power to caliph, slowly gets more power44
296711191AyanMinority landed elite class45
296711192trade boomRevives commercial trade with China, Africa, Mediterranean, increased wealth and social status of middle class, Increasing economy, more mosques46
296711193Crafts and skillsFurniture, carpets, glassware, etc, first trade guilds47
296711194SharecroppersMajority of population48
296711195Social hierarchyCaliph, Top level bureaucrats, Ayans, Middle class, peasant farmers, Privileged slaves, Non-privileged slaves49
296711196AdvancesBuilt on previous cultures *TRANSLATED IDEAS FROM GREEK AND LATIN INTO ARABIC*50

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