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Unit One-Group D Flashcards

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means “house of islam” and refers to lands under Islamic rule

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Dar al-islam

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Is Islamic Law

a. offers guidance on every aspect of life
b. Islam is developing into a way of life with social and ethical values

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Sharia

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Holy pilgrimage to Mecca

Every Muslim is supposed to go at least once in their life.

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The Hajj

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Became caliph after Muhammad’s death. Led umma became head of state for Islamic community as well as a religious leader.

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Abu Bakr

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Born in 570 ce taught first true one god Allah, he was a merchant

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Muhammad

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Muhammad’s move to medina, starts official Islamic calendar

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The Hijra

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Cubed shape building housed shrines, brought wealth to Mecca

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Ka’ba

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Muhammad’s written revelations, the holy book of Islam

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Quran

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Who was An Lushan and what did he do?

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A former military commander, An Lushan rebelled against the Tang dynasty. The rebellion was eventually suppressed by outside Turkish forces. The Tang dynasty fell apart soon after.

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The first Song emperor; had a reputation of honesty and effectiveness.

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Song Taizu

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Three policies that helped the success of the early Tang Dynasty.

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  1. maintenance of a transportation/communication network
  2. distribution of land according to the equal-field system
  3. reliance of a bureaucracy based on merit
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Governed the allocation of agricultural land; ensured an equitable distribution of land

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Equal-field system

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The Grand Canal

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most elaborate Sui project; one of world’s largest water works projects before modern times

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Imposed tight discipline on his Sui state and then spread his rule to the rest of China. Built a centralized government.

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Yang Jian

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Slipped past Imperial watchtowers to travel to India to study Buddhist texts

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Xuanzang

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The relationships China had with surrounding countries where neighboring lands and people would recognize the Chinese as their overlords.

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Tributary Relationships

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A military commander who started the rebellion that brought the decline and fall of the Tang Dynasty.

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An Lushan

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The Turkish nomads whom the Tang Emperor called in to help defeat the rebellion of An Lushan.

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The Uighurs

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A new agricultural technique that the Chinese used oxen and water buffaloes to pull.

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Heavy Iron Plows

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Allah

Nate Gamble

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The Muslim name for God. (Same God as Judaism and Christianity)

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Ka’ba

Nate Gamble

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A cube shaped building that housed a large, black rock considered to be a the dwelling place of a powerful deity. Located at Mecca.

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Muhammad

Nate Gamble

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The prophet and founder of the religion of Islam. He grew up an orphan and became a merchant before starting Islam.

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Khadija

Nate Gamble

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Wealthy widow which Muhammad grew up working for and eventually married.

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Archangel Gabriel

Nate Gamble

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Angel which delivered visions, understood as messages or revelations, to Muhammad. Also recognized by Jews and Christians.

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Which group eventually destroyed the Abbasid dynasty?

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The Mongols extinguished the Abbasid dynasty in 1258.

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What is jihad?

Lennemann

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Jihad means “struggle”. In one way it requires Muslims to combat evil. In another way it is a struggle agains ignorance, encouraging Muslims to spread Islam.

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What is the difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims?

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The Shia believe that Ali and his descendants should be the Caliphs, while Sunni muslims don’t and represent the majority of Muslims.

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What was Dunhuang?

Lennemann

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Dunhuang was a city in western China home to a large Buddhist community with hundreds of temples and libraries of Buddhist texts.

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Muhammad

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Born in Mecca
Was a Prophet who started the religion of Islam
He said he spoke the words that archangel gabriel told him.
He unified Arabia into a single unified polity.

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Jihad

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a. means “struggle”
b. calls on Muslims to struggle against ignorance and unbelief by spreading the word of Islam and seeking converts to the faith

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Name of the community that Muhammad led in Medina after fleeing from Mecca

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Umma

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Are judges, set moral standards in communities and settled disputes. They rendered their decisions based on the Quran and Sharia.

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Qadis

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