Chapter Eight Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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Islam means

A

submission to God

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Followers of Islam are called Muslims

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“one who submits”

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3
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5 pillars of Islam
1st

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The Shahada
(Testimony of Faith)

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4
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2nd Pillar of Islam

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Salat
(Daily Prayers)

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5
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3rd Pillar of Islam

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Giving Zakat
(Support of the Needy)

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6
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4th Pillar of Islam

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Hajjor
(Fast of Ramadan)

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7
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5th Pillar of Islam

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

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8
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Muslims view Muhammad as the

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The Prophet

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9
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Revelations, the holy scripture of Islam

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Qur’an

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10
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Jihad

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Striving in the way of God

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11
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Islamic Expansion
Muhammad United the tribes as one large tribe through

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Persuasion, negotiation, and force

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12
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External factors

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The Byzantine and Sassanid empires were exhausted from just having fought a bitter war against each other

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13
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Spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad

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Caliph

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14
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The Division of Islam

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Sunni
Shiites

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15
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The loss of the Balkans effectively cut the Byzantines off __________ and _________ and from the former Western Empire

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Culturally
Economically

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16
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The Byzantines were able to repel the Muslim invasion and stabilize their empire with the introduction of a powerful new weapon called

17
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Byzantine Emperors broke the empire into military districts called Themes

18
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Western Europe resulting from the collapse of Rome
Institutions and the increasing association between politics and religion

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The Kings sought to bolster their authority through religious means

19
Q

The pope who had conflicts with the Byzantine emperor’s over

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increasing taxes
marriage
worship of icons

20
Q

Will rank among the most powerful men in Merovingian Society

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Catholic Bishops

21
Q

Charles Martel was called

A

Charles the Hammer

22
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Between 721-725 Martel defeated and incorporated Neustria and Burgandy

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critical source of manpower and resources (wealth)

23
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During the Early Middle Ages, troops were only available

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after the crops had been planted and before harvesting time

24
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Martel paid for his new army

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by confiscating church properties and lands

25
Christians simply call all Muslims Barbarians
Saracen
26
Was the strength of Abdul- Rahman Al Ghafiqi Army
Calvary
27
The strength of the Frank army was its
Infantry Foot Soldiers
28
Part of Charles Martel's military brilliance
was his ability to pick the time and place of his battles
29
The turning point
Abdul-Rahman Al Ghafiqi was killed
30
Martel became the master of Western Europe and the
"Defender of Faith"
31
Charles Martel's grandson was the greatest king of the Middle Ages
Charlemagne
32
Significance of the Battle of Tours
The decisive turning point in the struggle against Islam, a struggle which preserved Christianity as the religion of Europe