Important People
second Abbasid caliph
al Mansur
exerted power over her husband Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi
Al-Khayzuran Bint Atta
Which caliphate had a relationship with Muhammad, and what did they do
They were besties
Relationship with Ummayad
They overthrew them
Imp crop in Green Revolution
Sorghum
founder/first caliph of Umayyad caliphate
Mu’awyia
donated money for construction of wells, Harun al-Rashid’s wife
Zubaida
Why the Ummayad rule ended
They were being unfair
What advancements did they make
Stole info like paper and medicine, were really good at math/astronomy
How did Islam connect West and North Africa? By who?
Through SAhara, by traders/scholars
successor ruler of a Muslim ruler in Spain
al-Rahman III
Who wrote canon of medicine
Ibn Sina/Avicenna
Muhammads origins
Caravan trader orphan, Quarash tribe
Name three scholars from this dynasty
al-Khwarizmi, Ibn Sina, al-Farabi,al-Bukhari
What language absorbed Arabic, what did it become
Bantu, Swahili
Abu Abdallah
wrote first algebra book
al-Khwarizmi
Transformation from matriarchal to patriarchal societie
Muhammads’s relationship(many wives)
- Islam->SW Asia and N Africa, men can divorce and more wides, women no divorce, one husband and veil
Why were the Abbasids different than Ummayads
diversity in army
How did Islam reach East Africa, by who?
Indian Ocean, Sea Muslin traders
Name Rashadun in order
Abu, Ummar, Uthman, Ali
Studied Christian teachings; promoted ideal of philosopher-king
al-Farab
What did Constitution of Medina say
Any disputes that could not be resolved were differed to Muhammad, who was both a religious leader and the person who governed.
Muhammad’s efforts to govern and set universal laws for his people.
Intended to bring order and harmony.
What family collected Arabic translations of Persia, Greek, Sanskrit manuscripts
Barmaki
Pros of Green Revolution(give 3)
increased output, deleted fallow(idle land) periods and grew multiple crops
- more population and productivity
diverse/nutrient diets