AP World History- Post Classical Islam Flashcards
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| 4938325089 | Bedouin | -nomadic pastoralists (farmers) of the Arabian Peninsula -early followers of Islamic beliefs | 0 | |
| 4938337490 | Shaykhs | Leaders of each family clan | 1 | |
| 4938358468 | Mecca | -Home of the Umayyad clan -Home to Muhammad and the Ka'ba | 2 | |
| 4938362353 | Ka'ba | The holy shrine which stored religious artifacts for each clan | 3 | |
| 4938380483 | Medina | City where Muhammad seeked refuge | 4 | |
| 4938385332 | Allah | Only god of Islam | 5 | |
| 4938386486 | Muhammad | -Prophet of Islam -Had visions from Allah | 6 | |
| 4938396316 | Khadjah | wife of Muhammad | 7 | |
| 4938402145 | Qur'an | -Holy book of Islam -Journal of Muhammad's religious vision | 8 | |
| 4938406173 | Ali | -Cousin/Son-in-law of Muhammad -Shi'a believes he should be caliph | 9 | |
| 4938411737 | Umma | The community of the Islamic people | 10 | |
| 4938413843 | Zakat | A tax paid for charity | 11 | |
| 4938417329 | FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM | 1. Confession of Faith 2. Pray 5x per day facing Mecca 3. Fast for Ramadan 4. Zakat 5. Hajj | 12 | |
| 4938426357 | Hajj | - A religious ceremony performed annually in which Muslim people are required to participate in at least once per lifetime - Walk around the Ka'ba in Mecca 7 times | 13 | |
| 4938434961 | Caliph | The religious and political leader of Islam | 14 | |
| 4938436831 | Abu Baker | The first caliph that succeeded after Muhammad | 15 | |
| 4938443254 | Ridda Wars | -The series of wars after the death of Muhammad -The Arabian rebels against Abu BAker | 16 | |
| 4938451678 | Jihad | Refers to the wars against unbelievers | 17 | |
| 4938455930 | Copts | A Christian sect in Egypt | 18 | |
| 4938467572 | Nestorians | A Christian sect found in Asia | 19 | |
| 4938469314 | Uthman | -The third caliph -First caliph from the Umayyad clan dynasty | 20 | |
| 4938480801 | Battle of Siffin | -The battle between Ali forces and the Umayyad dynasty -Resulted in fragmentation of Ali's party | 21 | |
| 4938494022 | Mu'awiya | Umayyad leader after the Battle of Siffin | 22 | |
| 4938498264 | Sunni | The group that believes the Umayyads should be have power | 23 | |
| 4938501682 | Shi'a | The group that believes a decendent of Muhammad should have power | 24 | |
| 4938505917 | Jizya | A tax that nonbelievers are required to pay | 25 | |
| 4938507698 | Dhimmi | -The people of the Islamic conquered lands -Were allowed to keep their religion as long as they followed the caliph | 26 | |
| 4938521630 | Abbasid | -The dynasty that followed the Umayyads -Killed off all remaining Umayyads (except one managed to run away) | 27 | |
| 4938532584 | Karbala | -The site of defeat and death of Ali's son, Husayn -Marked beginning of Shi'a | 28 | |
| 4938547647 | Damascus | The capital of Umayyad dynasty | 29 | |
| 4938551038 | Baghdad | The capital of the Abbasid dynasty | 30 | |
| 4939199368 | Dhow | Arab sailing vessels that sailed close to the coast for trading purposes | 31 | |
| 4939249536 | Ayan | The wealthy people who owned land under the Abbasid rule | 32 | |
| 4939267545 | Al-Mahdi | -The third Abbasid caliph -Attempted to reconcile relations between Shi'a and Sunni | 33 | |
| 4939280196 | Buyids | -A short dynasty in the 10th century -Invaded and captured Baghdad -ruled Abbasid empire under the name Sultan | 34 | |
| 4939325357 | Ulama | Orthodox religious scholars within Islam | 35 | |
| 4939333150 | Mongols | Central Asian nomadic people | 36 | |
| 4939337820 | Mamluks | Muslim slave warriors | 37 | |
| 4939355406 | Stateless societies | African societies lacking a form of government | 38 | |
| 4939398888 | Juula | -Arabic Merchants -Spread Islam throughout Africa | 39 |