AP World History, AMSCO Chapter 8 Flashcards

11099319461	What is the fastest growing religion?	Islam	0
11099319462	What was the Bedouins culture like in the sixth century?	Nomadic, tribal, and polytheistic	1
11099319463	What was the supreme beings name at the time of the Bedouins?	Allah	2
11099319464	What was the relationship between the sacred stone's and the Bedouins?	Revered, sacred	3
11099319465	What was the affect of peace between the Byzantines and the Sassanid's on the Bedouins?	Water Travel by the Red Sea and Arabian Sea was more popular	4
11099319466	What cultural continuity to the Bedouin occurred when Muhammad continued to call his chief God Allah?	Revelations collected into the Quran	5
11099319467	What was the expansion of Muhammad's religion like in the beginning?	Very slow, only 30 in 1 year	6
11099319468	What did the people of Mecca do the followers of Islam?	Persecute then	7
11099319469	Why did Muhammad return to Mecca to co about it after ten years?	Declare the building housed the sacred black stone there- the Ka'aba - a shrine of Islam	8
11099319470	Why did Islam expand?	Military conquests	9
11099319471	How does Islam refer to Christians and Jews?	Monotheistic, honored Abraham and other prophets	10
11099319472	Principles of Islam	1.believing in only Allah 2. Praying five times a day 3. Giving alms to the poor 4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan 5. Making a pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime	11
11099319473	What are the dual views of the Islamic word Jihad?	Inner struggle / go to eat and extend Islam	12
11099319474	What are some things you can't do under Shariah law?	Gambling, eating pork, and drinking alcohol	13
11099319490	Shariah law is an example of what type of political government?		14
11099319475	who was aku bakr?	Muhammad's father-in-law	15
11099319476	Who are the Sunnis?	referred the first 3 caliphs as the "rightly guided caliphs"	16
11099319477	Who are the Shiites?	Ali supporters	17
11099319478	Who did the abu-Bakr attack as his first caliph?	Byzantine Empire (Constantinople) and Persian Sassanid empire	18
11099319479	Why did political conquest by Islam not always lead to conversion?	Muhammad taught that people should not be forced to convert	19
11099319480	What political entity replaced Ali as the governing body of the Islamic world?	Umayyad Dynasty	20
11099319481	In reaction to the destruction of a centralized religious theocracy the Shiite developed what kind of leader?	Theocratic : Imam	21
11099319482	Who conquered the Umayyads?	Abbasids	22
11099319483	Why is Baghdad Influence considered a Golden Age of learning?	They made better paper which led to the expansion of learning	23
11099319484	What did the Persians object too, and how did they their Persian Culture while being Muslim?	Being treated as second class citizens, convert to Islam	24
11099319485	What did the Persian poet Riki (1207-1237) contribute to the Islamic world?	Became basis of the Sufi movement	25
11099319486	What led to the internal decline of the Abbasid Dynasty?	Corruption and assassination attempts	26
11099319487	What led to the external decline of the Abbasid dynasty?	Unable to collect taxes	27
11099319488	What did the Seljuk Turks do to the leader of the Abbasids?	Their leader took the title Sultan, reducing the Abbasid caliph to the role of Chief Sunni religious authority.	28
11110774074	What was it that the Seljuk Turks did that created the crusades?	Limited Christian access to the Holy lands	29
11110774075	Who finished the Abbasid Dynasty off in 1258 C.E.	Mongols	30
11110774076	What were some of the economic factors that led to the decline of Baghdad and hence the Abbasid Dynasty?	Last place in trade routes, lost population/canals	31
11110774077	What group had great success in Spain?	Umayyads	32
11110774078	Where was the Islamic invasion of Europe halted?	Battle of Tours against Frankish forces?	33
11110774089	What was the cultural and religious tolerance shown by the Moors of Spain?		34
11110774079	Who are the two great scholars of Spain during the twelfth century?	Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Maimonides	35
11110774080	What cultures items were left as legacy items for the Islamic world after it fractured politically?	Translated Greek classics to Arabic, mathematics, paper-making	36
11110774081	How common was discrimination towards non-Arabs in Arab controlled lands?	Common	37
11110774082	What was the role of Merchants in Islamic society?	Esteemed, could grow rich and be respected if fair and charitable	38
11110774083	What was the role of Islam and Slavery?	They were not hereditary, could earn freedom, slave woman had more freedom that wives	39
11110774084	What was the gender role of woman who were made slaves?	Concubines	40
11110774085	What is interesting about the dress of woman in regards to the Hijab in relation to the Byzantines?	Modest	41
11110774086	How did Muhammad's first wife influence his behavior toward woman?	She was educated and owned a business	42
11110774087	What comparison can you make towards the Christian treatment of woman and Islamic woman?	Overall enjoyed higher status	43
11110774088	Why is Sufism important to the expansion of Islam into India and Southeast Asia	They were varied, and expressed religious ecstasy through dance	44