AP World History Flashcards

5006524668	Seljuk Turks	Nomadic Turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad in 1055 and allowed the caliph to remain only as a religious leader; they governed strictly	0
5006524669	Sultan	military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country	1
5006538216	Byzantine Empire	500 CE - 1453 CE) Eastern portion of the Roman Empire which survived beyond the collapse of the Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople; retained Mediterranean culture, particularly Greek; later lost Palestine, Syria, and Egypt to Islam.	2
5006543931	Umma	the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan significance: Provided peace along these land	3
5006543932	Mosque	Place of worship for muslims	4
5006547974	Abbasid Dynasty	The dynasty that came after the Umayyads, devoted their energy to trade, scholorship, and the arts significance: ushered in an era of flourishing of the dar al-Islam	5
5006558421	Sufi	a mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life	6
5006561756	Sassanid Empire	A persian dynasty (224-651) that greatly strengthed persian power and threatened Roman rule in western Asia	7
5006561757	Heretical	a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church	8
5006563926	Caesaropapism	System in which the temporal ruler extends his own power to ecclesiastical and theological matters. Such emperors appointed bishops and the Eastern Patriarch, directed the development of liturgical practices, and even aided the recruitment of monks.	9