[PART 2] Ch. 6-8: Islamic Empires Flashcards

Time: Postclassical Era 1450-1750

134016141	Shaykhs	leaders of tribes in a bedouin society	0
134016143	Caliph	a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government	1
134016145	Hijra	flight of Muhammad in 622CE from Mecca to Medina	2
134016147	Abu Bakr	succeeded Muhammad as first caliph	3
134016150	Sunnis	followers of Umayyads	4
134016152	Damascus	capital of Umayyad empire	5
134016154	Wazir	chief official under Abbasids	6
134016156	Umayyad	clan of Quraysh that dominated economy of Mecca	7
134016157	Umma	community of the faithful (Islam)	8
134016158	Hajj	pilgrimage to Mecca	9
134016159	Ridda Wars	followed Muhammad's death, restored unity to Islam	10
134016160	Shi'as	followers of Ali (cousin of Muhammad)	11
134016161	Mawali	non-Arab converts to Islam	12
134016162	Ayan	wealthy elite during Abbasid rule	13
134016163	Bedouin	nomadic pastoralists	14
134016164	Zakat	tax for charity	15
134016165	Jihad	Islam holy war	16
134016166	Dhimmis	people of the book (Jews and Christians)	17
134016167	Baghdad	capital of Abbasid empire	18
134016168	Seljuk Turks	nomadic invaders of Central Asia, ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs	19
134016169	Mongols	nomads of Central Asia, captured Baghdad, killed last Abbasid caliph	20
134016170	Great Zimbabwe	Bantu confederation	21
134016171	Griots	professional oral historians who served as advisors to Mali kings	22
134016172	Hausa states	combined Muslim and pagan traditions	23
134016173	Ibn Battuta	Arabic traveler who described African societies in his travel records	24
134016174	Mansa	ruler in West Africa	25
134016175	Songhay	successor state to Mali, independent kingdom under Berber Dynasty	26
134016176	Stateless societies	around kinship, no concentration of power	27
134016177	Sundiata	"lion prince", created unified state that became Mali Empire	28
134016178	Timbuktu	port city of Mali	29