AP World 600-1450 Flashcards

Third study set for 600-1450.

7743578063	Bantu	A major African language family. Collective name of a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and of the peoples speaking these languages. Famous for migrations throughout central and southern Africa.	0
7743578064	Timbuktu	City on the Niger River in the modern country of Mali. It was founded by the Tuareg as a seasonal camp sometime after 1000. As part of the Mali empire, Timbuktu became a major major terminus of the trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning.	1
7743578067	Mali Empire	From 1235-1400, this was a strong empire of Western African. With its trading cities of Timbuktu and Gao, it had many mosques and universities. The Empire was ruled by two great rulers, Sundiata and Mansa Musa. Thy upheld a strong gold-salt trade. The fall of the empire was caused by the lack of strong rulers who could govern well.	2
7743578084	Ummayad Dynasty	First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs (661 to 750). From their capital at Damascus, they ruled an empire that extended from Spain to India. Overthrown by the Abbasid Caliphate.	3
7743578085	Abbasid Dynasty	(750-1258) Overthrew the Umayyads. Put in place things similar to what was already there so people would be familiar with it (ex. mosques that look like Ziggurats, similar coinage, etc.). Golden age of Islam during this dynasty.	4
7743578086	Sufi	A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means.	5
7743578087	Hajj	A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslim people.	6
7743578088	Bedouin	Arab nomads. They were organized into tribes and groups called clans. These clans provided security and support for a life made difficult by the extreme conditions of the desert. Their settlement is from where the Muslim Empire sprang. This was around the 600s CE and at the Arabian Peninsula.	7
7743578089	Muhammad	Arab prophet; founder of religion of Islam 570-632 CE.	8
7743578090	Caliphate	Office established in succession to the Prophet Muhammad, to rule the Islamic empire; also the name of that empire from the 7th to 13th century.	9
7743578096	632	Date for the death of Muhammad: Rise of Islam	10
7743578099	1095	Date for the First Crusade	11
7743578100	1258	Date for the Mongol conquest of Baghdad. End of the Abbasid dynasty.	12
7743604123	Charles Martel	Stopped Muslims from advancing further into Europe	13
7743616760	Dar al Islam	Lands that practiced Islam	14
7743622741	Baghdad	Capital of the Abbasid Empire	15
7743638174	Mosque	Muslim place of worship	16
7743641873	Dhimmi or People of the Book	Jews and Christians	17
7743650513	Muslims	Followers of Islam	18
7743654049	5 Pillars	- confession of faith - prayer five times a day - charity to the needy - fasting during the holy month of Ramadan - pilgrimage to Mecca at least once during one's lifetime (if finances permit)	19
7743656096	Sharia	Islamic law	20