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Rajesh Sharma Period 2 AP WORLD Shuler Chapter 7 Study Guide & Vocabulary A.

What factors led to the decline and collapse of the Abbasid caliphate? Factors which led to this included, differing religious and ethnic beliefs causing controversy, decentralized government and not having a unified empire, and corruption amongst rulers who wanted too much power. B. What factors served to unite Muslims across continents and diverse cultures? Factors which united Muslims were that Islam acted as a third party religion which gave an alternative to Hinduism and Buddhism while they were disputing. C. How did womens social status deteriorate during this era? Womens social status deteriorated because men did most of the physical labor meaning that women stayed at home and became less significant D. What intellectual movements and divisions arose and how did they affect Islam? Intellectual movements and divisions which arose in Islam included developments in math, and ideas about evil and the dark age. This affected Islam because it created an new dark branch of religion E. Describe the intellectual contributions and achievements of Islamic civilization. Intellectual achievements by the Islamic civilization included advances in math, astronomy, medicine, etc. Also the Islamic civilization adopted many of these from the Greek Empire which had earlier fallen. F. What factors contributed to Islams spread to south and southeast Asia? Factors which contributed to Islams spread to south and southeast Asia were declines in other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. With these two religions in conflict this opened the door for Islam to show its power over other belief systems. G. How did contacts between Hindu society and Islam affect each civilization? Contacts between Hindu society and Islam affected each other because they both fought over the same audience when portraying their religions. This affected Hindus because this decreased the amount of Hindus by a small portion; However Islam felt this was a large contribution. H. What was the impact of Turkish migrations on Islamic civilization? Turkish migrations impacted Islamic civilization because Turks took over the Hajia and overthrew the Christians and conquered Constantinople to start Islam.

I. What motivated the crusades and how did they affect the combatants? The destruction of a church in Jerusalem caused the crusades and this affected the combatants because Christians were later treated badly by Islamic society due to their part in the crusades. J. What Muslim achievements and technologies influenced other civilizations? Muslim achievements and technologies which influenced other civilizations include philosophy and great advances in the medical field. This influenced others because they now knew about STDs, disease, etc. Timeline and Study Guide Vocabulary y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y Sultan: the ruler of a Muslim country Crusades: A medieval military expedition Ulama: Muslim religious scholars Sufis: A Muslim ascetic and mystic Mongols: A nomadic people who under the leadership of Genghis Khan created an empire extending from China to Persia. Mameluks: Muslim slave warriors Rajas: Passion or desire towards worldly objects Sati: The former Hindu practice of a widow throwing herself on to her husband's funeral pyre Bhakti: Devotional worship directed to one supreme deity Al-Mahdi: third Abbasid Caliph who reigned from 158 to 169 Seljuk Turks: Dynasty that controlled Turkey during the 11th and 12th centuries Shah-Nama: relates history of Persia from creation to the Islamic conquests Al-Ghazali: A late eleventh-century and early-twelfth-century Islamic philosopher Demak: Most powerful of the trading states on north coast of Java Quth-ud-din-Aibak: first Muslim Emperor of India who ruled from his capital in Delhi Shrivijaya: Trading Empire centered on Malacca Straits between Malaya and Sumatra Al-Rashid: Most famous of Abbasid caliphs; renowned for sumptuous and costly living Mahmud of Ghazni: Third ruler of dynasty; led invasions of northern India; credited with sacking one of wealthiest of Hindu temples in northern India Bhaktic Cults: Groups dedicated to gods and goddesses; stressed the importance of strong emotional bonds between devotees and the god Malacca: Port city in the modern Southeast Asian country of Malaysia Buyids: dynasty that originated from Daylaman in Gilan. They founded a confederation that controlled most of modern-day Iran and Iraq Saladin: Muslim leader in the last decades of the 12th century Ulama: Collective term for Muslim religious scholars Chinggis Khan: The title taken on by the warrior Temujin at a 1206 khuriltai Muhammad ibn Qasim: Umayyad general who, at the age of 17, began the conquest of the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River Kabir: mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement

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