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CHAPTER6:THEFIRSTGLOBALCIVILIZATION:THERISEANDSPREADOFISLAM
(p.136-142)
1.) Whatismeantbythetermcaliph?
2.) WhywasCordobaseenasoneofthemostcelebratedcitiesintheMediterraneanworld?
3.) DescribethemosqueatCordoba:
4.) WhowasthefounderofIslam?___________________________
5.) HowdidMuslimstreatthosewhopracticedotherreligions?
6.) WhoweretheBedouinpeople?
7.) WhattwotownswereimportanttoIslamicculture?________________and______________________
8.) Definethetermshaykhs
9.) WhatwastheimportanceofclansinBedouinsociety?
10.) Howwerewomentreatedinpre-IslamicArabia?
11.) DescribeBedouinreligion:
CHAPTER6:
(p.142-149)
1.) WhowasMuhammad?
2.) WhatwasMuhammadsoccupation?
3.) DefineQuran
4.) HowdidtheUmayyadsperceiveMuhammadandhisreligion?
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hijra?
5.) WhatwasMuhammads
6.) Whatagreementwasmadein628withatreatingoftheQuraysh?
7.) WhattwogroupsadoptedIslamatthebeginning?______________________and
_______________________
8.) HowwasIslamdifferentfromChristianityorJudaism?
a.
b.
9.) Describethetermumma
10.) Definethetermzakat
11.) WhataretheFivePillarsofIslam:
a. ______________________________________________________________________________
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b. ______________________________________________________________________________
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c. ______________________________________________________________________________
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d. ______________________________________________________________________________
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e. ______________________________________________________________________________
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12.) WhathappenedtothereligionafterMuhammadsdeath?
13.) WhichtwomenfoughttobethenewleaderofIslam?______________________and__________________
14.) Describethetermjihad
15.) HowdidIslamspreadtotheSasanianEmpireofPersia?
16.) WhatthreeareasoftheMiddleEastweretakenbyArabinvadersin640?
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
17.) WhowasUthman?
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18.) WhattwogroupsdidtheIslamicreligionsplitinto?__________________and__________________
19.) WhodidtheSunnisbackasthesuccessortoMuhammad?
20.) WhodidtheShiitebackasthesuccessortoMuhammad?
CHAPTER6:(
p.149-153)
1.) WhatreligiondidMuslimshavearivalrywithuponenteringcentralAsia?______________________________
2.) WhatcitywasconsideredtheholycityofIslam?________________________
3.) WhatcitybecamethemainpoliticalcityinSyriaundertheUmayyads?_______________________________
4.) HowdidtheUmayyadstreattheMuslimwarriorelites?
5.) Definethetermmawali--
6.) Definethetermjizya
7.) HowdidtheUmayyadstreatpeoplewhowerenotMuslim?
8.) HowdidMuhammadfeelaboutmarriageandwomen?
9.) WhatweretwowaysthattheUmayyadsbeganshowingtheirweakness?
a. _________________________________________________________________________________
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b. _________________________________________________________________________________
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10.) WhoweretheAbbasids?
11.) WhathappenedattheBattleoftheRiverZab?
12.) HowdidtheAbbasidstreattheUmayyadsaftertheywereconquered?
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CHAPTER6:
(p.154-159)
1.) InwhatcitydidtheAbbasidsbuildtheirnewcapital?_________________________________
2.) Definethetermwazir
3.) Whatweretwoexamplesofthepowerthewazirhad?
a. ______________________________________________________________________________
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b. ______________________________________________________________________________
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4.) HowdidconvertsbecomemoreacceptedduringtheUmayyadperiod?
5.) Definethetermdhows
6.) Whatwerethetypesofgoodsthatwereproducedbyartisansduringthistimeperiod?
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
7.) Whatwastheroleofslavesinthecaliphate?
8.) Definethetermayan
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CHAPTER7:ABBASIDDECLINEANDTHESPREADOFISLAMICCIVILIZATIONTOTHESOUTHANDSOUTHEASTASIA
(p.162-168)
1.) Howdidshipbuildingimproveovertime?
2.) Whatwastheimportanceofships(likedhows)totheMuslimempire?
3.) WhatweretwogroupsthatthreatenedtheAbbasidEmpire?__________________and
__________________
4.) Whatweretwoproblemsthatal-Mahdifacedduringhisreignascaliph?
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
5.) WhowasHarunal-Rashid?
6.) WhowasCharlemagne?
7.) Whathappenedwhenal-Rashiddied?
8.) WhatweretwothingsthatcontributedtothedownfalloftheAbbasids?
a. ______________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________
9.) WhathappenedtothepeasantsintheAbbasidEmpire?
10.) WhataretwothingsthatcametorepresentwomenssubjugationtomenduringtheAbbasidEra?
_____________________________________and_____________________________
11.) HowwereslavestreatedduringtheAbbasidera?
12.) WhoweretheBuyids?
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13.) WhoweretheSeljukTurks?
14.) WhatempiresfelltotheSeljukTurks?_____________________and_______________________________
15.) WhyweretheChristiancrusadersmovingintotheHolyLand?
16.) WhowasSaladin?
17.) HowdidtheCrusadesblendEuropeanandMuslimcultures?Givetwoexamples:
a.
b.
18.) WhataretwowaysthatMusliminfluencesimpactedeliteandpopularculturesofEurope?
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
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CHAPTER7:(
p.168-177)
1.) Whatarethreeprofessionalclassesthatexpandedduringthistimeperiod?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. __________________________________
2.) Whatlanguagedidthecaliphatesbegintouseduringthistimeperiod?__________________________
3.) WhatarethreescientificormathematicaladvancementsthathappenedundertheMuslimEmpires?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. __________________________________
4.) WhatarethreecharacteristicsoftheSufisthatgainedpopularityduringthistime?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
5.) WhoweretheMongols?
6.) WhowasChinggisKhan?
7.) HowdidthepeopleofIndiafeelabouttheMuslimswhentheyfirstarrivedthere?
8.) HowdidtheMuslimtreattheHindusintheirempire?
9.) WhowasMuhammadibnQasim?
10.) WhatwastheresultofthecomingofIslamtotheIndiansubcontinent?
11.) HowdidtheArabstreatIndianscholarsanddoctors?
12.) WhatcitybecamethecapitalofthenewMuslimempireafter1206?
13.) AftertheMuslimsenteredIndia,whatthreereligionswerefoundthere?____________________,
______________________________and_______________________
14.) WhatarethreewaysthatHindusparticipatedinthebureaucraciesofMuslimoverlords?
a. _______________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________
15.) HowdidtheinfluenceofMuslimsinIndiaimpactthelivesofwomen?
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CHAPTER7:(
p.177-183)
1.) Definebhakticcults
2.) HowdidtheBrahminsfeelabouttheMuslimswhomovedintoIndia?
3.) NametwogoodsthattraveledthroughChina,India,andtheMediterraneanregion:
a. ______________________________________
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
4.) HowdidtradingempiresinfluenceconversiontoIslam?
5.) DefineMalacca
6.) HowdidSufiswinconvertsintheSoutheastAsianislands?
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