A Muslim historian
Developed concept that dynasties of nomadic conquerors had a cycle of three generations: strong, week, dissolute
What is Ibn Khaldun
100
Most powerful of the trading states on north coast of Java
Converted to Islam and served as point of dissemination to other ports
What is Demak
100
Nomadic invaders from central Asia via Persia
Staunch Sunnis
What is Seljuk Turks
100
Ritual in India of immolating surviving widows with the bodies of their deceased husbands.
What is sati
200
Hindu groups dedicated to gods and goddesses
Stressed the importance of strong emotional bonds between devotees and the god or goddess who was the subject of their veneration
What is bhaktic cults
200
Third of the Abbasid caliphs
Attempted but failed to reconcile moderates among Shi'a to Abbasid dynasty
What is al-Mahdi
200
Third ruler of Turkish slave dynasty in Afghanistan
Led invasions of northern India
What is Muhammad of Ghazni
200
Muslim leader in the last decades of the 12th century CE
What is Saladin
200
What did the Sufis
help spread Islam
300
Series of military adventures initially launched by western Christians to free Holy Land from Muslims
What is Crusades
300
Muslim slave warriors
Established a dynasty in Egypt
Defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 CE and halted Mongol advance
What is Mamluks
300
Regional splinter dynasty of the mid-10th century CE
Invaded and captured Baghdad
Ruled Abbasid Empire under title of sultan
What is Buyids
300
Trading empire centered on Malacca Straits between Malaya and Sumatra
What is Shrivijaya
300
During the Abbbasid caliphate, the language as
What is associated with Persian
400
Most famous of Abbasid caliphs
Renowned for sumptuous and costly living
What is Harun al-Rashid
400
Central Asian nomadic peoples
Smashed Turko-Persian kingdoms
What is Mongols
400
Celebrated HIndu writer of religious poetry
What is Mira Bai
400
Written by Firdawsi in late 10th and early 11th centuries CE
Relates history of Persia from creation to Islamic conquests
What is Shah-Nama
400
The Abbasid reiqgn ended when
What is Mongol soldiers sacked Baghdad
500
Lieutenant of Muhammad of Ghur
Established kingdom in India with capital at Delphi
What is Qutb-ud-din Aibak
500
Orthodox religious scholars within Islam
Pressed for a more conservative and restrictive theology
What is ulama
500
Military commander of Persian extraction who ruled small mountain kingdom in Afghanistan
What is Muhammad of Ghur
500
Chinggis Khan
What is Chinggis Khan
500
During the Abbasid period, the use of slaves
What is expanded as male and female slaves were valued for their beauty, intelligence, and strenght