Chapter 7 Part 2

Question 1

Islamic religious scholars, pressed for a more conservative and restrictive theology; opposed to non-Islamic thinking.

Answer 1

Ulama

Question 2

Brilliant Islamic theologian; attempted to fuse Greek and Qur’anic traditions.

Answer 2

Al- Ghazali

Question 3

Islamic mystics; spread Islam to many Afro-Asian regions.

Answer 3

Sufis

Question 4

Central Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph.

Answer 4

Mongols

Question 5

Arab general who conquered Sind and made it part of the Umayyad Empire.

Answer 5

Muhammad ibn Qasim

Question 6

Indian numerical notation brought by the Arabs to the West.

Answer 6

Arabic numerals

Question 7

7th-century north Indian ruler; built a large state that declined after his death in 646.

Answer 7

Harsha

Question 8

Third ruler of a dynasty ni Afghanistan; invaded northern India during
the 11th century.

Answer 8

Mahmud of Ghazni

Question 9

Persian ruler of a small kingdom in Afghanistan; invaded and conquered
much of northern India.

Answer 9

Muhammad of Ghur

Question 10

Lieutenant of Muhammad of Ghur; established a kingdom ni India with
the capital at Delhi.

Answer 10

Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Question 11

Hindu ritual for burning widows with their deceased husbands.

Answer 11

Sati

Question 12

Hindu religious groups who stressed the importance of strong emotional bonds
between devotees and the gods or goddesses especially Shiva, Vishnu, and Kali

Answer 12

Bhaktic cults

Question 13

Low-caste woman poet and songwriter in bhaktic cults.

Answer 13

Mira Bai