Social
Political
Industrial/
Interaction
Cultural
Economical
100
These men were leaders in bedouin society with many wives, children, and herds
What are shaykhs?
100
Location of chief religious point of pilgrimage in Islam.
What is Mecca?
100
This sect of Islam supports the Umayyads
What is Sunni?
100
Chinese version of Buddhism
What is Mahayana?
100
True or false, the only goal of the Abbasid period was to restore the learning of the Chinese dynasties.
What is False (Note: the early Abbasid period was dedicated to restoring ancient Mediterranean learning)?
200
True of False, the women in Islam beliefs include equality between males and females
What is True?
200
This emperor was responsible for major building in Constantinople.
Who is Justinian?
200
This is the most revered religious shrine in pre-Islamic Arabia
What is Ka'ba?
200
Religious view that sees gods in many aspects of nature
What is animism?
200
Umayyad's moved capital here to bind their vast domains.
What is Damascus?
300
Head tax paid by non believers in Islamic territories
What is jizya?
300
Wars that followed Muhammad's death for succession.
What are the Ridda Wars?
300
One of Muhammad's closest friends and earliest converts, first caliph.
Who is Abu Bakr?
300
Founder of monasticism in what had been the western half of the Roman Empire
Who is Benedict of Nursia?
300
Tax for charity in Islam.
What is zakat?
400
Wealthy landed elite in Abbasid rule
Who is ayan?
400
Chief administrative official under Abbasid caliphate
What is wazir?
400
The Kingdom of Kush was invaded and taken over by this rival kingdom.
What is Axum?
400
Christian sect in Egypt.
What is Coptic?
400
These Arab sailing vessels influence European design for trade.
What are dhows?
500
People of the book in Islamic territories.
What is dhimmi?
500
This was the Eastern half of the Roman Empire following the collapse of the western empire
What is Byzantine Empire?
500
Site of defeat of Husayn, son of Ali, marking the beginning of Shi'a resistance to Umayyad caliphate.
What is Karbala?
500
Buddhist holy men.
What are bodhisattvas?
500
Muhammad was a trader under this woman.
Who is Khadijah?
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