AP World History Terms Flashcards

5319835092	Muhammad	Founder of Islam. A merchant who had a spiritual awakening at age 40.	0
5319835093	Muslim	What followers of Islam are called	1
5319835094	Quar'an	The holy scriptures that contains the teachings of Muhammad	2
5319836451	Ka'ba	Holds a sacred black stone	3
5319836452	Hijra	The migration to Medina	4
5319836453	Umma	"Community of the faithful", group of Islamic followers	5
5319838571	"Seal of the Prophets"	Believed to be the last prophet of Allah. Accepted authority of previous prophets	6
5319838572	Hajj	Pilgrimage to Mecca	7
5319840156	Five Pillars	- Declare yourself Muslim and acknowledge Allah as the true god -Pray 5 times a day -Give donations -No eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan -Make the pilgrimage to Mecca once	8
5319840157	Jihad	Struggle. Extra stuff that some Muslims take up on	9
5319840158	Sharia	Islamic law	10
5319842813	Caliph	Rulers of the Islamic empire after Muhammad	11
5319842814	Sunni	Those who made up the majority who supported the Umayyads (supported caliphs descended from Abu Bakr)	12
5319842815	Shia	Those who supported Ali (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad) and his descendants as caliphs	13
5319844694	Umayyad	Important Meccan merchant family who took over Islamic rule	14
5319844695	Abbasid	Member of the dynasty of caliphs	15
5319846128	Dar al-Islam	"House of Islam" what the islamic empire was called	16
5319856693	Ulama	Doctors of Muslim religion and law	17
5319856694	Qadis	Judge in a Muslim community based on Islamic laws	18
5319856695	Sakks	Letters of credit that could be exchanged for cash in Muslim banks	19
5319856696	Sufi	Muslim ascetic (very into)	20
5319858238	Arab	People from Arabia	21
5319858239	Sultan	The Muslim leader	22
5319859988	Ibn Rushd/Averroes	Arab philosopher in Spain	23
5319885247	Jizya	Tax people who weren't Muslim had to pay	24