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Chapters 6-10 Flashcards

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Islam

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Literally translates to: Submission to the will of Allah
Monotheistic, Abrahamic religion created by Muhammad that teaches equality
3 Holiest cities: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem
Sharia: body of Islamic law to regulate daily living
(4 wives, no alcohol, no gambling, no pork)

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Mecca

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Home of the Ka’ba & black stone.

Where Muhammad was born and had his revelations.

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Dome of the Rock

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Mosque in Jerusalem

Where Muhammad ascended into heaven

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5 Pillars

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1) The shahada (the declaration of faith)
2) The Salat (mandatory prayer performed 5X a day)
3) The Zakat (charitable donations, all things belong to God, 25% of income)
4) The Saum (fasting during holy month of Ramadan, self purification, no eating/drinking sunrise to sunset)
5) The Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in a Muslim’s lifetime, 6 million Muslims each year)

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Muhammad’s teachings

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compiled into the Qur’an

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Mosque

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Muslim place of worship

1st Islamic mosque in W.Africa=D’Jenne

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Hijrah

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journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in June 622 CE

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Muslim Holy cities

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Mecca- home of Ka’ba and black stone, where Muhammad was born and had his revelations
Medina- where Muhammad fled to once he found out there was a plot for his death
Jerusalem- night journey

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Umma

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community of Muslim followers, (Muhammad was leader in 622-632)
629=return to Mecca

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Arab Muslims

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position of power (Umayyad dynasty)

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Sunnis

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supporters of Muawiya (founded Umayyad Dynasty) believe all Caliphs to be legitimate
Assassinated Ali (660 ce)
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Shi’ites

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Caliphs should only be relative of Muhammad (first 3 illegitimate)

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Qur’an

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God’s last revelation (from Gabriel to Muhammad)
114 chapters (suras)
written in Arabic

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Abbasid Golden Age

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750==1258=rule of Abbasid

best education

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prophets in Islam?

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Jesus
Noah
Moses
Adam
Abraham
Muhammad was the last prophet ever
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Allah

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God in Islam

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Ka’Ba

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the holiest place in Islam, a large cube-shaped building inside the al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca

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Islamic empire territories

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ugh

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Abu Bakr

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Muhammads father in law & best friend. later to become leader when Muhammad dies

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Jizya

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surtax for nonbelilevers

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Mawali

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Non-Arab, muslim converts (had to pay property taxes &jizya, no booty or important govt position

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Baghdad

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Capital of Abbasid, richest city in the world (950–1258)

modern day Iraq (this time -Meso), Mongols invade &take over

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Muslim rule

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ugh

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24
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Dhow

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Islamic ship for trade purposes

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Shari’a

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moral code and religious law of a prophetic religion.

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Muhammad of Ghur

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defeated Indus Hindus

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Hadith

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Supplementary texts-collection of stories and sayings if Muhammad

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Africa

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Nubia& Ethiopia(E-trade slaves)
Christian Egyptians=Copts
Axum, Ethiopia=most important African Christian outpost

Ghana-11th century (land of gold)
Mali-14 century

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Ibn Battuta

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Muslim
Made 4 pilgrimages to Mecca
Traveled v much
Wrote Rihla
Muslim scholar that left a historical resource
30
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Mansa Musa

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Changes W. African life 5ever

Famous pilgrimage to Mecca: 100 camels, 300 lbs of gold, wealth of Mali

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Swahili

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Indian Ocean coast (center for Islamic influence)
Mixing of cultures-Islam fused with local religions
13th century: great Islamic expansion, urbanized trading ports, shared Swahili language, export: ivory, gold, iron, slaves, animals. Import: rugs, porcelain
SWAHILI LANG

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East African trading cities

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Ugh

33
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Sunni Ali

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1st ruler of Songhai

Under his reign- grew into largest, most powerful empire in W. Africa

34
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Almoravids

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Broke Ghana power
Led by Abdullah Ibn Yasin
11th century
Launched a Jihad in W.Africa, which is how Islam arrived in this area

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Muhammad Ture

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Under Askia TG rule, education in Songhai empire flourished, builds 2nd university

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Timbuktu

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First Islamic university

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Sundiata

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“The lion prince” (1215-1260)

From Keita clan, founded Mali Empire

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Mal

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Medieval w. African state of Mandinka (1235-1450)

39
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Axum

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In Ethiopia, most important African Christian outpost

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Umayyads

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Established by Mu’awiyah
Move capital from Mecca to Damascus
Rule through tribal system

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Ghana

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Land of gold
Intro of camel
Gradual revolution in trade
Resources could finally be sent for manufactured goods
Power broken by long struggle w Almoravids

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Gao

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was a city in Mali &capital of Songhai Empire

important commercial centr involved in the trans-Saharan trade

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Tunisia

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northernmost country in Africa

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Songhai

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Mid 16th century 
Priests work w local spirits
Local interpretation of Muslim law
Muslims =minority, intermarriage, merchants
African leaders took Islamic names
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Saladin

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Muslim leader responsible for the reconquest of Holy Land

46
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Impact of crusades in Islamic territories

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In Byzantium: crusaders turned against them, attacked and conquered Constantinople, briefly unseating the emperor and weakening the whole imperial structure
ISLAMIC TERRITORIES:

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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influenced greatly by Islam

48
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Islam & religions of Africa

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Christianity=1st universalistic religion in Africa, then Islam when Egypt was conquered by Arab armies

49
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Byzantine empire dates

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324-1453

50
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Hagia Sophia

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Largest church in the world, 2nd oldest dome structure in the world

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Threats to Byzantine

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Arabs posed the biggest threat to the Byzantine Empire after the 7th century

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Significance of Byzantine empire

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kept Rome's memory alive
lasted 1000 years
2 branches of Christianity
spread influence to Balkans and Russia
interregional trade
Constantinople was a hub for goods & trade
53
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RCC vs. Eastern Orthodox

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Roman Catholic Church vs Eastern Orthodox
RCC-W.Europe, Rome, Latin, icons, celibate, pope
EO-E.Europe, Constantinople, Greek, no icons, priests can marry, patriarch

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1054

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schism

separation of Eastern Christian Churches & Western Church

55
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1453

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Fall of Constantinople

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serfs

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most people
living on self-sufficient agricultural estates (manors)
agricultural workers who received some protection, including the administration of justice, from the landlords; in return they were obliged to turn over part of their goods and to remain on the land

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3 field system

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they would have 3 fields. 2 would be cultivated and used while the third would be left to become fertile again

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feudalism

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the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the serfs were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.

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moldboard plow

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curved iron plate
9th century
allowed deeper turn of the soil

60
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fiefs

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an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service.

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manorialism

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system of economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers

62
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magna carta

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confirmed feudal rights against monarchial claims

63
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charlemagne

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Carolingian ruler
established substantial empire in France & Germany
800 ce
created the Holy Roman Empire

64
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William the conqueror 1066

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Duke of Normandy of Viking decent
built a strong feudal domain in French province, invaded England in 1066
extended his tight feudal system to his new kingdom

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hundred years war

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between the national monarchies of France and England-over territories the English king controlled in France and over feudal rights versus the emerging claim of national states

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Cyril and methodius

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missionaries from Byzantine Empire sent to Czech &Slovak republic territory in 864
devised written script for Slavic lang

67
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crusades western europe

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