5532738197 | Abbasid Caliphate | The Muslim Caliphate that recruited Malwis and Shi'ites to bring down the Umayyad Caliphate and spread CULTURE | 0 | |
5532738198 | Baghdad | The hub of Abbasid Caliphate (city) | 1 | |
5532738199 | Viziers | Chief ministers of Islam and were considered high officials in Muslim Caliphates | 2 | |
5532738200 | Seljuk Turks | A group who migrated to the Middle East from Central Asia Controlled Baghdad in 1055 and left the Abbasid Caliph as a figure head (??? Idk) | 3 | |
5532738201 | Sultan | A Muslim sovereign (supreme ruler) | 4 | |
5532738202 | Cordoba | City in Spain; home of a famous mosque that became a Catholic Church | 5 | |
5532738203 | Damascus | The capital of Syria | 6 | |
5532738204 | Battle of Tours | Famous battle between the Franks and the Muslims; Franks wanted to prevent Muslims from conquering Western Europe | 7 | |
5532738205 | Alhambra | A palace and fortress built in al—Andalus built by the last Muslims to rule Spain | 8 | |
5532738206 | Muhammad | The founder of Islam; went to the desert for 30 days and meditates | 9 | |
5532738207 | Mawali | people who were not Arabs but converted to Islam | 10 | |
5532738208 | Sunni | A form/side of Islam who supported the Umayyad clan during the election of the next prophet after Muhammed | 11 | |
5532738209 | Shi'ite | Another form/side of Islam that supported the Party of Ali during the election of the next prophet after Muhammed | 12 | |
5532738210 | Sufis | the missionaries of Islam; the mystical belief where Muslims seek to find the divine love and knowledge through personal experiences of Allah/God | 13 | |
5532738211 | Bedouins | Nomadic Arabs of the desert | 14 | |
5532738212 | Polygamy | The practice of having more than one spouse (Muslim men could have four wives) | 15 | |
5532738213 | Allah | Arabic word for God | 16 | |
5532738214 | Mecca | birthplace of Muhammed; considered the holy city in Islam | 17 | |
5532738215 | Qur'an | The holy book of Islam; believed to be the word of Allah given to Muhammed by archangel Gabriel and written down by Muhammad's followers Cautioned not to enslave Muslims | 18 | |
5532738216 | Medina | an ancient Arab or non European station/quarter of a North African Town | 19 | |
5532738217 | Ka'aba | a small stone building in the court of the Great Mosque located in Mecca; contained many statues of gods; goal of Islamic pilgrimage | 20 | |
5532738218 | Dhimmis | Arabic for "People of the Book"; Christians and Jews who paid little taxes due to religious tolerance | 21 | |
5532738219 | Five Pillars | The five basic rules of Islam Testimony of Faith Prayer Supporting the Needy (giving Zakat) Fasting during Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca | 22 | |
5532738220 | Jihad | a war or struggle against those who do not believe in Islam; spiritual struggle against sin | 23 | |
5532738221 | Ramadan | The ninth month in the year in which Muslims strictly fast; one of the five pillars | 24 | |
5532738222 | Shariah | Muslim law code that scholars developed after Muhammad's death based on the Qur'an | 25 | |
5532738223 | Caliph | Arabic word for Emperor | 26 | |
5532738224 | Caliphate | Arabic word for Empire | 27 | |
5532738225 | Dad al-Islam | "The home of Islam"; area of the world that is under Islamic rule | 28 | |
5532738226 | Imam | The person who leads prayer in a mosque | 29 | |
5532738227 | Dhows | Boats that Arabs used for maritime trade across the Indian Ocean | 30 | |
5532738228 | Female infanticide | The intention of killing infant girls; Muhammed states that this is against the Qur'an and that women should be protected | 31 | |
5532738229 | Dowries | The mandatory payment promised by the groom/grooms father to the bride that legally becomes her property | 32 | |
5532738230 | Hijab | A veil that Muslim women wear over their in public | 33 |
AP World History Islam Vocab Flashcards
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