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Arab Empire

The Earth and Its Peoples Ch 8-15

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Key Concepts and IDs for Unit 3 (600 C.E. ? 1450 C.E.) Chapters 8-15 The Islamic world made tremendous contributions to art, science, architecture and technology that would have a huge impact on cultural and economic developments in Asia, Africa, and Europe. The world of Islam represents peoples of different ethnicities, cultures, and languages throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe who were unified through the religion of Islam while still maintaining regional diversity. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the western part of the empire became a decentralized feudal system while the eastern part of the empire continued under imperial rule as the Byzantine Empire.

The Earth And Its Peoples, 3rd Edition Vocabulary Flashcards for Chapters 8-10

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Abbasid Caliphate overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled from 750- 1258; descendants of the prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas bubonic plague disease spread by fleas bites to rodents and humans; high mortality rate and difficult to prevent spread Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire caliphate office established in succession to the prophet Muhammad to rule the Islamic empire Champa rice quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season; brought to China from Vietnam Charlemagne King of the Franks; established the Carolingian Empire; first to hold the title of emperor in Europe in over three hundred years Crusades series of religiously inspired Christian military campaigns against Muslims in the eastern Mediterranean that

Earth and its Peoples AP Chapter 8 vocabulary

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary Shi?ites-Muslims that believe that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad?s son-in-law Ali; Shi?ism is state religion of Iran Sunnis-Muslims that believe the community should select their own leadership; majority religion in most Islamic countries Mecca- Birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad; Ritual center of Islamic religion Muhammad- founder of Islamic religion Muslim- adherent of Islamic religion; person who ?submits? to the will of God Islam- Arabic word for submission; religion founded by Muhammad; hold book is the Quran Medina- city in western Arabia which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca
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