Islam. 197-202 Flashcards

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Who was Muhammad Ali?

A

Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law

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What did some of Muhammad’s followers not agree with?

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the selection of Abu Bakr as the first caliph and promoted the candidacy of Muhammad Ali

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After Abu Bakr’s death, who was the office passed to?

A

Umar

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3
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Who was Umar?

A

Another one of Muhammad’s followers

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Who was Umar’s successor?

A

Uthman

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who was Mu’awiyah?

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the governor of Syria and one of Ali’s chief rivals

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Who were a branch of the Quraishi clan?

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Umayyads

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Where was the new caliphates capital?

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Damascus

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Who were the Berbers?

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primarily pastoral people living along the mediterranean coast and in the mountains in the interior

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9
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Who was the Berber’s commander?

A

Tariq

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What did Tariq cross?

A

Strait of Gibaltar

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What was the visigothic kingdom weakened by?

A

internecine warfare

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12
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Which peninsula became a muslim state with its center in andalusia

A

Iberian

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13
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Who defeated the Arab force?

A

Charles Martel between Tours and POitiers

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14
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Who defeated the Arabs?

A

the Franks

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15
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What battle was the high-water mark of Arab expansion in Europe?

A

Battle of Tours

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Who was Ali’s second son?

A

Hussein

17
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Who were Hussein’s supporters?

A

Shi’ites

18
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What does Shi’ites come from?

A

the Arabic phrase shi’at Ali or “partisans of ALi”

19
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A schism occurred between who?

A

Shi’ite and Sunnite

20
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Who was Abu al Abbas?

A

led a revolt
a descendant of MUhammad’s uncle
led to the overthrow of the Umayyads and the establishment of the Abbasid dynasty in what is now Iraq

21
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Where did the Abbasids build a new capital city?

A

Baghdad on the Tigris River far to the east of the Umayyad capital at Damascus

22
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Who was Harun al-Rashid

A

best known of the caliphs
Harun “the upright”
reign is often described as the golden age of the Abbasid culture

23
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Who was Harun al-Rashid’s son?

A

al-Ma’mum

24
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What us a council called?

A

diwan

25
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What is a prime minister called?

A

vizier

26
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Who was Harun’s other son?

A

Amin

27
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Who received large pensions from the state treasury?

A

members of hashemite clan

28
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Who was Harun’s wife?

A

Zubaida

29
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Who amassed vast wealth and power until Harun eliminated the entire clan in a fit of jealously?

A

Barmakids

30
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What became independent?

A

Morocco

31
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What was the Shi’ite dynasty under?

A

the Fatmids

32
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What was the Arab holy book?

A

the Koran

33
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Who were the Seljuk Turks?

A

nomadic people from Central Asia who had converted to Islam and flourished as military mercenaries for the Abbasid caliphate where they were known for their ability as mounted archers

34
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What does sultan mean?

A

holder of power

35
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Where was the Turks army routed?

A

Manzikert near Lake Van in eastern Turkey

36
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What peninsula was taken over?

A

Anatolian

37
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What was another sacred document?

A

Shari’ah