1.2 - Developments in Dar al-Islam

Question 1

Islam

Answer 1

Religion that spread rapidly outward from Arabia

Ended feuds b/w tribes and created ethical sysrem

Question 2

Sunnis/Shias

Answer 2

Two camps of Islam

Split after death of Muhammad

Question 3

House of Wisdom

Answer 3

intellectual learning center in Baghdad

Question 4

Hijab

Answer 4

Worn to demonstarte woman’s divine connection to Allah

Question 5

Battle of Tours

Answer 5

Attempt to conquer France - defeat marked limit of rapid Islamic expansion

Question 6

Swahili

Answer 6

A blended language: Bantu + Arabic (Syncretism)

Question 7

What are some of the teachings of Islam?

Answer 7

-tolerant of other religions
-prohibited from enslaving other Muslims
-women enjoyed higher status than Christian/Jewish

Question 8

What groups attacked The Abbasid Empire?

Answer 8

Mamluks, Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Mongols

Question 9

What economic challenge led to the decline of the Abbasid Empire?

Answer 9

Trade routes shifted and Baghdad was no the center of trade.

Question 10

What marked the limit of Islamic expansion into Western Europe?

Answer 10

The Battle of Tours