Chapter 14 Flashcards
What was the ka’ba
A popular shrine in Mecca
After Meccas conquest what happened to the ka’ba
It want destroyed and became a site of pilgrimage
Muhammad established a government dedicated to who
Allah
When did Muhammad and his followers conquere Mecca
630
Caravanserais
Cities with places for traders and their camels a place to rest and get food
Why did rulers maintain roads
Military and administration
What did mariners borrow from the Chinese
Compass
The Hijra
Muhammad’s move to yathrib
Mariners borrowed what from Asian and Indian mariners
Lateen sails
Borrowed what from Hellenistic mariners
Astrolabe
Qadis
Judges
Who ruled during Abbasid high
Harun al- Rashid
What does caliph mean
Deputy
Capital city of Umayyad dynasty
Damascus
Hindi numerals became known as
Arabic numerals
Where did Islam get numbers
India- known as Hindi numerals
Island one true god
Allah
Where was Muhammad born
Mecca
What Persian empire did Islam borrow gov techniques
Sassanid
What’s did al ghazali believe
Human reason was too frail and confusing
Muhammad’s first wife
Khadija
Sufis
Islamic mystics
How were nomadic Bedouin people organized
Family and clan groups
Where did paper maunfactoring begin
China