Key People
Vocabulary Part 1
Key Dates
Geography
Key Ideas
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Who were the four rightly guided caliphs?
Abu Baker, Umar, Uthman, Ali
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What is a standing army?
an army that is maintained in times of peace and war
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When was Muhammad born?
570 CE
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What countries make up the Iberian Peninsula?
Spain and Portugal
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage
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Who was Abu Bakr?

The first caliph after Muhammad died

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What is one difference between the Muslims sects Shi'a and Sunni?
At the time of the split, Shi'a believe the prophet should always be a relative of Muhammad. Sunni - people who did not resist the Umayyads and accepted the rule of the elected caliphs
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What happened in the year 661?
The Umayyads take control. Moved the capital from Medina to Damascus. There is a split in the Muslim community: Shi'a and Sunni
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What two rivers is the city of Baghdad near?
Tigris and Euphrates
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Name two reasons for the successful spread of Islam?
Muslims have a skilled army The Byzantine and Persian empires were weak Byzantines and Persians persecuted people Muslims allowed conquered people to keep their religion They did not force people to join Islam
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What did Abd al-Rahman establish?
Al-Andalus Muslim Spain
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What is a mercenary?
paid soldier to fight
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When did the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyads?
750
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What country is Cordoba currently in?
Spain
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How were the Umayyads able to create a unified empire?
Made a common language - Arabic Common coinage Set up a bureaucracy so the empire was easier to manage
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Muhammad was not only a prophet but also...
A political and military leader
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What are factions?
opposing groups of people that tend to revolt against the ruling power
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When did Baghdad fall to the Mongols?
1258
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What country is the city of Damascus located in?
Syria
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Why was there a split in the Muslim community in 661?
Caliph Ali was assassinated and there was a struggle for power. The Umayyads rose out of this power struggle and took control. They moved the capital from Medina to Damascus which made some people very upset. Some Muslims thought that the caliph should always be a relative of the prophet - Shi'a Other Muslims accepted Umayyad rule - Sunni
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RaNDoM: Finish the song lyrics: 

Somebody once told me___________


Hint: Ogres are like onions...

the world is gonna roll me

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What is an astrolabe?

a navigational tool that uses the position of stars to calculate one's location on Earth. 

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When Muhammad died in 632, what had he accomplished?
He had united much of the Arabian peninsula under Islam
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What countries make up the Arabian Peninsula?
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emigrates
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RanDoM: Finish the song lyrics

"Soprano C, we like to keep it on a high note ____________"

"There's levels to it, you and I know"

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