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Caliphate

Chapter 7 Stearns MCQ

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55 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. World Civilizations: The Global Experience, AP Edition, 6e (Stearns) Chapter 7 Abbasid Decline and the Spread of Islamic Civilization to South and Southeast Asia Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following is NOT a reason for the decline of the Abbasid dynasty by the ninth century C.E.? A) The collapse of the cities in the Islamic heartland B) The retention of regional identities by the population C) The difficulty of moving armies across the great distances of the empire D) The difficulty of compelling local administrators to obey Answer: A Page Ref: 163-166 Topic: Introduction Skill: Conceptual

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY Chapter 8 Review

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AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY CHAPTER 8 Larger Concept Section Review Vocabulary Terms Details THE ORIGINS OF ISLAM The Arabian Peninsula Before Muhammad -Islam emerged among the nomadic pastoralists and caravan traders if the Arabian peninsula -Mecca grew as a caravan city and pilgrimage site identified with Jewish and Christian stories Mecca-city in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and ritual center of the Islamic religion -The Arabs of 600 C.E. lived exclusively in the Arabian peninsula and on the desert fringes of Syria, Jordan, and Iraq -More people subsisted as farms than pastoralists -Inlets along the southern coast favored fishing and trading communities

AP World Terms

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Sheet1 Abbasid Caliphate Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258. (p. 234) absolution The theory popular in France and other early modern European monarchies that royal power should be free of constitutional checks. (p. 452) Acheh Sultanate Muslim kingdom in northern Sumatra. Main center of Islamic expansion in Southeast Asia in the early seventeenth century, it declined after the Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal in 1641. (p. 541) acllas Women selected by Inca authorities to serve in religious centers as weavers and ritual participants. (p. 318)

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Sheet1 Abbasid Caliphate Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258. (p. 234) absolution The theory popular in France and other early modern European monarchies that royal power should be free of constitutional checks. (p. 452) Acheh Sultanate Muslim kingdom in northern Sumatra. Main center of Islamic expansion in Southeast Asia in the early seventeenth century, it declined after the Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal in 1641. (p. 541) acllas Women selected by Inca authorities to serve in religious centers as weavers and ritual participants. (p. 318)

Ottoman Empire Technological Advancements CCOT

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Ottoman Empire CCOT The Ottoman Empire was born shortly after the fall of a caliphate. In an attempt to rule and take the former caliphate’s place, the Ottoman Empire formed. It was composed of mostly muslims, Sunni muslims, in fact. They were a very centralized Empire with a large, powerful army.
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