What was Dar al-Islam, and what regions were a part of it?
Area that Islam was popular in. Arabia was part of it, along with parts of N & W Africa, and Central Asia.
What caused the rise of ottoman nAtionalism?
People wanting a more unified state.
What was Ataturks real name?
Mustafa Kemal
How did Muslim navigators advance trade throughout the Indian Ocean region?
Lateen sails, Stern rudder and the Astrolabe
How long did the Tanzimat reforms last?
1839-1876
Nasser taking control of the Canal caused Israel to invade.
Rights of Muslim women living in the Islamic world as opposed to Jewish and Christian Women?
Muslim Women were allowed to have property, husbands pay to wife for future marriage.
Christian/Jewish Women: Allowed to abort, could not remarry if widowed, freedom of clothing.
Were Muhammad Ali's reforms all good?
No, caused issues for people, particularly peasants.
What is the core idea of Pan Arabianism?
All of the Middle East and North Africans should be united
How long did the Abbasid Caliphate last?
How did the Tanzimat reforms affect how people were educated?
Allowed a wider range of men to be educated, and allowed to get basic education
What are the causes/effects of the Soviet-Afghan War?
Causes: Soviet desire to spread communism, to legitimize it, and for land/resource purposes.
Effects: Toll on the soviet economy, loss of Communist credibility due to losing the war.
What innovations occurred under the Abbasid Empire?
Revival of Greek scholars, indian mathematics, Chinese paper making methods, and maritime tech.
Who and what started Balkan Nationalism?
The sultans started Balkan Nationalism via the result of Tanzimat reforms.
What wars ensued from the Zionists creating Israel?
Six-Day War,
Yom Kippur war,
Sinai-Israeli War
Hamas-Israel conflict.