Islam
Umayyad
Abbasid
AP Questions
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100
The Islamic subreligion that converted other regions to Islam through mysticism
What is Sufism
100
Muslims conquered for____________
What is wealth and honor
100
Equality in the government given even to ______
Who are non Arab Muslims
100
Bedouins were a) non-Arab converts to Islam. b) the clan of Muhammad. c) landholders during the Abbasid Empire. d) rulers of regional kingdoms. e) Arab camel nomads.
E, Arab camel nomads
100
Believed in the choosing of a capable leader
Who are the Sunni Muslims
200
The tax for charity required for all Muslims by the Five Pillars
What is the zakat
200
Reunited Bedouin clans after Muhammad's death
Who is Abu Bakr
200
Assassinated the final caliph in 1258
Who are the Mongols
200
Islam means a) "victory." b) "submission." c) "dedication to Allah." d) "peace."
B, submission
200
Group that founded Mecca
Who are the Bedouins
300
Term for the community of faithful Muslims that transcended tribal boundaries
What is the umma
300
Cause of Umayyad collapse
What is Abbasid and Shi'ite rebellion
300
Trade network reestablished that allowed the Golden Age to occur
What is the Afro- Eurasian trade network
300
Shaykhs were a) non-Arab converts to Islam. b) administrative heads of the Abbasid government. c) leaders of bedouin clans. d) supporters of Ali.
C, Leaders of bedouin clans
300
Three advances in technology in the Umayyad or Abbasid Empires
-mathematic advances -accurate measuring devices -better astronomical charts -medical advances -improved paper making techniques -ceramics -silk weaving
400
City that Muhammad fled to in order to gain followers and save himself from Umayyad threats
What is Medina
400
Group that left Islam after Muhammad's death
Who are the Bedouins
400
Caused the decentralization of the empire
What are succession disputes and private armies
400
The religious shrine that was the focus of an annual truce in pre-Islamic Mecca was the a) Karbala. b) Hijra. c) Yathrib. d) Ka'ba.
D, Ka'ba
400
Primary language of the Abbasid Court
What is Persian
500
Three of the Five Pillars of Islam
-confession of faith -pray facing Mecca five times a day -fast during Ramadan -tithe to charity -hajj
500
The war between Ali and the Umayyads for power
What are the Ridda Wars
500
Captured Baghdad in 945
Who are the Buyids
500
During the Abbasid period, the status of women in Islamic communities a) improved as a result of greater occupational and political opportunities within the Abbasid bureaucracy. b) remained unchanged from the pre-Islamic period. c) improved as a result of the increase of trade and the booming economy. d) declined in part as a result of the growing cultural influence of the conquered populations such as the Persians.
D, declined in part as a result of the growing cultural influence of the conquered populations such as the Persians
500
History of Persia in an epic poem
What is the "Shah- Nama"
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