AP World History Islam Flashcards

11279896315	Islam	the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life	0
11279896316	Muslim	a believer or follower of Islam	1
11279896317	Arab	ethnic group that dominates the Middle East and northern Africa; doesn't necessarily follow Islam	2
11279896318	Mecca	the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace	3
11279896319	Medina	the second holiest city; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca	4
11279896320	Koran	the holy text of Islam	5
11279896321	House of Wisdom	Combination library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad established in the 800s	6
11279896322	Muhammad	Islam's prophet; the man who heard the words of Allah	7
11279896323	Gabriel	According to Muslims, was an angel who told Muhammed he was a messenger of Allah	8
11279896324	Five pillars of Islam	Declaration of faith, 5 prayers, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca once in a life	9
11279896325	Mosque	A Muslim place of worship	10
11279896326	Conquest of Spain	711-788; Umayyad took over Spain	11
11279896327	Caliph	Successor to Muhammad	12
11279896328	Umayyad Caliphate	661-750 CE; First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs	13
11279896329	Abbasid Caliphate	750-1258 CE	14
11279896330	Byzantine Caliphate	Eastern Rome; broke off when Rome began to fall; 476 AD; syncretism from Greece, Christianity, Persians, Romans, and more	15
11279896331	Justinian	Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians	16
11279896332	Justinian's Code	An organized collection and explanation of roman laws for use by the byzantine empire	17
11279896333	Belisarius	General of Justinian I who led the Byzantine forces to defeat the Vandals and the Ostrogoths	18
11279896334	Damascus, Syria	Capital of Umayyad Dynasty; Highly centralized rule	19
11279896335	Monotheisum	the belief that there is only one God	20
11279896336	Allah	the Islamic God	21
11279896337	Cave of Hira	Where Mohammad first received revelations from Gabriel; beginning in 610	22
11279896338	Hijrah	Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina	23
11279896339	Suras	chapters of the Qur'an	24
11279896340	Arabic	Language in which the Qur'an is written; used by muslims	25
11279896341	Minarets	towers attached to the outside of a mosque, from where a crier calls Muslims to worship	26
11279896342	Ramadan	(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan	27
11279896343	Hajj	A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims; 5 pillars of faith	28
11279896344	Dar Al-Islam	the empire of Islam that grew between 7th and 10th centuries; house of Islam	29
11279896345	Sharia	Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith	30
11279896346	Great Wall of China	protection, trade, transportation; made by slaves	31
11279896347	Great Buddhas	southern China; face of nirvana; the religion was originally treated well but then they question the emperors authority and he mistreats them	32
11279896348	Colosseum	Rome; gladiatorial combat and theater; free in order to keep the people happy; Christians ended it	33
11279896349	Roman Aquaducts	France; served the needs of the people;brought water to and away from a city	34
11279896350	Altar of Peace	Augustus; participate gives more power to the emperor	35
11279896351	Arch of Septimius Severus	Rome; memorialize battle losses; foreigner gained a high rank in Roman government	36
11279896352	Dome of the Rock	Jerusalem; Muhammad heard Allah's words; pair, school, hospital	37
11279896353	Qu'ran (Koran)	"to recite"; more people became literate	38
11279896354	Mud Mosque	West Africa; biggest mud building in the world; Muhammad was a merchant	39
11279896355	Hagia Sofia (Church of Wisdom)	Islamic-minarets; Roman-domes; Christian-crosses inside; mosque because Turks conquered it	40