AP World History -- Islamic Caliphates Flashcards

3519692530	Prior to Islam, describe Arabic society	Arabs lived in separate, loyal tribal groups that were involved in overland and maritime trade.	0
3519713149	Religion of pre-Caliphate Arabs	Animistic idolators	1
3519718169	When was Muhammad born?	570 CE	2
3519736702	Muhammad's wife's name	Khadija	3
3519741922	What did Khadija and Muhammad do prior to his visions?	Caravan trade	4
3519767847	Who appointed Muhammad to be Allah's messenger?	Gabriel	5
3519792399	Why did Muhammad flee to Medina?	Mecca didn't approve of him	6
3519799600	When did Muhammad flee to Medina?	622	7
3519809122	What was the name of the journey Muhammad to flee to Medina?	Hegira	8
3519813349	What was Muhammad viewed as in Medina?	Prophet and political leader	9
3519834277	When did Muhammad and his followers return to Mecca to capture the city and destroy the idols?	630	10
3519841022	What does Islam mean?	Submission to God's will	11
3519856252	Why did Islam appeal to women?	It gave equal status, allowed for women to keep their dowries as wives, and there was no female infanticide	12
3519898613	What did the Shia believe in terms of Islamic leadership?	They should be connected to Muhammad via lineage	13
3519907725	What did the Sunni believe in terms of Islamic leadership?	Leadership should be based off of who's wisest	14
3519935219	Why could direct lineage (via sons) not be achieved for the first caliph?	Muhammad had no surviving sons	15
3519940528	Who was the first caliph?	Abu Bakr	16
3519945587	What was the relationship between Abu Bakr and Muhammad?	Abu Bakr was Muhammad's father-in-law	17
3519954427	Role of caliph	Religious and political leader	18
3519980489	What rose after four Islamic caliphs?	Umayyad clan	19
3519993408	Gvt center of Umayyad clan	Damascus	20
3520000267	What did the Umayyad Caliphate set up?	Bureaucratic system	21
3520011894	Conditions for cultural tolerance of Umayyad	Tolerance - however, they must follow Islamic code	22
3520022137	In what caliphate did Arabic become the official language?	Umayyad	23
3520037924	When did Umayyad clan take power?	661 CE	24
3520041714	When did Abbasid Caliphate over throw Umayyad Caliphate?	750 CE	25
3520047429	Capital of Abbasid Caliphate	Baghdad	26
3520053473	What made the Abbasid Caliphate difficult to control?	The size of the empire	27
3520061197	Who expanded Islamic through the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, etc.	Umayyad Caliphate	28
3520073598	Caliphate of Egypt	Fatamid Caliphate	29
3520079127	Caliphate of Spain	Caliphate of Cordoba	30
3520079128	Who formed the Caliphate of Cordoba?	The remaining Umayyad prince	31
3520092979	Who controlled a lot of North Africa during the Islamic Era?	Berber tribesmen	32
3520101216	Who revolted against the Abbasids and took control of Egypt?	Mamluks	33
3520108230	Date of Fatamid Caliphate	1250 - 1517	34
3520119655	Was the Abbasid Caliphate truly overbearing after the 9th Century?	No, most parts had revolted and removed themselves from Abbasid rule	35
3520130279	Dar al-Islam meaning	All under Islam	36
3520161539	True or False: Muslim Merchants all followed a code of rules	True	37
3520182738	What led to a great production of agriculture in the Abbasid Caliphate?	Irrigation improvements	38
3520199948	Greater production of agriculture led what in the Abbasid Caliphate	Heightened tax revenue, population growth	39
3520239853	What did artisans manufacture in Islamic cities?	Pottery, fabrics, rugs	40
3520254431	Three types of crops that the Islamic Empire spread?	Sugarcane, citrus fruits, and coffee	41
3520262816	What geographic concept arose in the Islamic Empire?	Latitude and longitude	42
3520271270	The House of Wisdom	Where Persian, Greek, and Roman texts were preserved and translated into Arabic	43
3520410679	How did Islam spread to West Africa?	Trans-Saharan trade	44
3520414894	How did Islam spread to East Africa and Southeast Asia?	Indian Ocean Trade	45
3520420871	How did Islam spread to India?	Turks (nomadic migrations)	46