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| 8211204547 | What was the difference between the Abbasid and the Umayyad empires? | The Umayyads were: Meccan merchant class, Brought stability with Sunnis, Head tax (jizya); favored Arabs, Relatively tolerant in religion, no social mobility (can't move up in class), Rulers live luxurious lives (though centralized rule), Capital- Damascus and good military. The Abbasids were: More Persian: support of non-Muslims -> controls Persia/Mesopotamia, Diverse administration, DON'T EXPAND: content to administer empire inherited, Brings together Muslims: Sunni/Shiite are all same etc, Court located at Baghdad and laws based on Quran and sharia (has lex talionis: retaliation; if you kill someone, you are killed) | 0 | |
| 8211204548 | What was the essential dispute within Islam over the succession to the prophet? | Sunni majority reject the premise that men can be divine,The Shia Muslim follow Ali and believe he descended from Muhammad. | 1 | |
| 8211204549 | Why was Islam able to appeal to people of so many different cultures? | Because the religion was not pushed onto the people all at once, the Islamic people allowed them to keep their culture and even parts of their own religion (if they had one) and gradually Islam took over. People who did not convert had to pay an extra taxes and were not full citizens. Islam made it so it was better for the people to convert but because they were not forced to, and could keep parts of their own beliefs many people did convert. | 2 | |
| 8211204550 | Compare and Contrast the status of women in Islam during the pre-Islamic period and the Abbasid empire. | PRE-ISLAMIC: women played key economic roles including milking camels, weaving cloth and raising children. ABBASID: encouraged marriage, the harem and the veil became the twin became the twin emblem of women's increasing subjection to men, women were not allowed to lead prayers, were raised to running a household and serving their husbands, and wives and concubines of the Caliphs were restricted to the forbidden corners of the palace. | 3 | |
| 8211204551 | In what sense did the Muslim incursions into the Indian subcontinent result in Islamic influences on Hindus? To what extent were Muslims affected by Indian culture? | The Islamic influence on the Hindus was religious conversion under extreme circumstances or under extreme duress. It also resulted in a stringent caste system among the Hindus with richer castes not worshiping with the lower castes. Indian merchants brought textiles, beads, gold, silver and metal goods to the Muslims, which were used in political and religious rituals. | 4 | |
| 8211204552 | Describe the general economy of the later Abbasid Empire. Include a comparative evaluation of urban and rural economies. | Baghdad's economy relied on taxes, and wealth generated by trade and manufacturing. The empire was rich in gold, silver, copper, and iron and used them in trade. Farmers grew dates, rice, and other grains. In addition, the Abbasids introduced new breeds of livestock. | 5 |
