Islamic Empires
The caliphate of the 4 khalifa's after the Prophet SAW was called the...
What is the Rashidun Caliphate?
What was the name of the governance that was used on the manorial system that allowed for the king to give land in exchange for loyalties?
What is feudalism?
Heart of the Muslim world
What are Makkah & Madinah?
the holy city that Christians and Muslims fought over during the Crusades and where Christians massacred Muslims in 1099
What is Jerusalem?
the insect and animal most responsible for spreading plague
What are fleas & rats?
Under who's caliphate was the first Muslim navy built & a standardized copy of the quran was created?
Who is Uthman RA?
a period of European history that began with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted almost 1000 years.
What are the Middle Ages?
the main reason for the Sunni-Shia split was a disagreement over...
What is who would lead Islam after the death of Muhammad?
Crusaders were promised this during the First Crusade
What is forgiveness of sins/entrance to Heaven?
Center of life in Medieval Europe
What is the Church?
Who became Khalifa after Ali RA was assassinated & founded the Umayyad dynasty?
Who is Muawiyyah RA?
Frankish leader that built an empire stronger that any since ancient Rome.
Who is Charlemagne?
The place where many achievements & discoveries were made during Islam's Golden Age?
What is Baitul Hikmah or house of wisdom?
During the Third Crusade, English king _____ faced off against Muslim leader ____. Crusaders did not take back Jerusalem, but were granted access to it.
Peasants who lived and worked on the land belonging to a lord or vassal.
Who are serfs?
This is the dynasty under which many of the achievements of the Golden Age were made?
What is the Abbasid Dynasty?
This group of people took control of Jerusalem in 1071 and later threatened the capital of the Byzantine Empire prompting the First crusade
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
Of the Abbasids, Ottomans, and Umayyads, the empire that came first chronologically and had its capital in Damascus.
What is the Umayyad dynasty?
a positive effect of the Crusades was an increase in ____
What is an increase in trade & exchange of ideas?
Lessor nobles who received land and protection in exchange for their loyalty and service.
Who are vassals?
Persian scholar- known as Avicenna in Europe- wrote
"Cannon on Medicine"
Who is Ibn Sina?
How did Feudalism benefit Western Europe?
social stability, order, and structure to the Middle Ages.
the civilization that burned Baghdad
Who are the Mongols?
the Pope who called for the First Crusade
Who is Pope Urban II?
What was one positive about the plague in Europe during the 1300's?
What is serfs earned more money & ended feudalism?