AP World History - Islam Flashcards

13960578598	Islam	the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life	0
13960578599	Muslim	a believer or follower of Islam	1
13960578600	Arab	ethnic group that dominates the Middle East and northern Africa; doesn't necessarily follow Islam	2
13960578601	Mecca	the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace	3
13960578602	Medina	the second holiest city; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca	4
13960578603	Koran	the holy text of Islam	5
13960578604	House of Wisdom	Combination library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad established in the 800s	6
13960578605	Muhammad	Islam's prophet; the man who heard the words of Allah	7
13960578606	Gabriel	According to Muslims, was an angel who told Muhammed he was a messenger of Allah	8
13960578607	Five pillars of Islam	Declaration of faith, 5 prayers, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca once in a life	9
13960578608	Mosque	A Muslim place of worship	10
13960578609	Conquest of Spain	711-788; Umayyad took over Spain	11
13960578610	Caliph	Successor to Muhammad	12
13960578611	Umayyad Caliphate	661-750 CE; First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs	13
13960578612	Abbasid Caliphate	750-1258 CE	14
13960578613	Byzantine Caliphate	Eastern Rome; broke off when Rome began to fall; 476 AD; syncretism from Greece, Christianity, Persians, Romans, and more	15
13960578614	Justinian	Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians	16
13960578615	Justinian's Code	An organized collection and explanation of roman laws for use by the byzantine empire	17
13960578616	Belisarius	General of Justinian I who led the Byzantine forces to defeat the Vandals and the Ostrogoths	18
13960578617	Damascus, Syria	Capital of Umayyad Dynasty; Highly centralized rule	19
13960578618	Monotheisum	the belief that there is only one God	20
13960578619	Allah	the Islamic God	21
13960578620	Cave of Hira	Where Mohammad first received revelations from Gabriel; beginning in 610	22
13960578621	Hijrah	Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina	23
13960578622	Suras	chapters of the Qur'an	24
13960578623	Arabic	Language in which the Qur'an is written; used by muslims	25
13960578624	Minarets	towers attached to the outside of a mosque, from where a crier calls Muslims to worship	26
13960578625	Ramadan	(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan	27
13960578626	Hajj	A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims; 5 pillars of faith	28
13960578627	Dar Al-Islam	the empire of Islam that grew between 7th and 10th centuries; house of Islam	29
13960578628	Sharia	Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith	30
13960578629	Great Wall of China	protection, trade, transportation; made by slaves	31
13960578630	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
13960578631	Colosseum	Rome; gladiatorial combat and theater; free in order to keep the people happy; Christians ended it	33
13960578632	Roman Aquaducts	France; served the needs of the people;brought water to and away from a city	34
13960578633	Altar of Peace	Augustus; participate gives more power to the emperor	35
13960578634	Arch of Septimius Severus	Rome; memorialize battle losses; foreigner gained a high rank in Roman government	36
13960578635	Dome of the Rock	Jerusalem; Muhammad heard Allah's words; pair, school, hospital	37
13960578636	Qu'ran (Koran)	"to recite"; more people became literate	38
13960578637	Mud Mosque	West Africa; biggest mud building in the world; Muhammad was a merchant	39
13960578638	Hagia Sofia (Church of Wisdom)	Islamic-minarets; Roman-domes; Christian-crosses inside; mosque because Turks conquered it	40