AP World History Vocab Flashcards

5101009658	Byzantine Empire	Eastern half of Rome following the collapse of western half of wold empire.	0
5101048451	Bedouin	Nomadic pastoralists of the Arabian peninsula. Early converts to Islam.	1
5101251869	Umayyad	Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca	2
5101251870	Quraysh	Tirbe of Bedouins that controlled Mecca in 7th century	3
5101254215	Ka'ba	Most revered religous shrine in Pre-Islamic times	4
5101254216	Medina	Town northeast of Mecca and grew date palms and fruit for Bedouins because agriculture in the desert was so scarce	5
5101254217	Mecca	City founded by Umayyads clan of Quraysh; site of Ka'ba	6
5101257322	Muhammad	Prophet of Islam; born in 570 in the Hashim clan, Quraysh tribe in Mecca died in 632	7
5101257948	Shaykhs	Leaders of tribes and clans within Bedouin society	8
5101266459	Khadijah	Muhammad's first wife	9
5101268307	Ali	Cousin/son in law of Muhammad	10
5101269243	Zakat	Tax for charity; obligatory to all Muslims	11
5101363052	Five Pillars	1. Confession of faith 2. Prayer (5 times a day toward Mecca) 3. Fasting during Ramadan 4.Zakat 5. Hajj	12
5101661833	What were some of the conquests of the Umayyads after the prophet Muhammad's death?	Mesopotamia North Africa Persia	13
5101984070	Caliph	The political and religious successor to Muhammad	14
5101994473	Abu Bakr	A caliph from 632 to 634. Knowledge about genealogical history.	15
5102176928	Fertile crescent	region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape (Egypt, Persian Gulf etc.)	16
5102230943	Ridda Wars	Wars that followed Muhammad's death; resulted in defeat of rival prophets and some larger clams; restored unity of Islam.	17
5102441341	Jihads	Struggle; often used for wars in defense of the faith.	18
5103746976	Sasanian empire	Persia	19