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Lesson 1: The Expansion of Muslim Rule
Lesson 2: A Golden Age in the East
Lesson 3: Muslim Rule in Spain
Chapter 4 Crossword Definitions
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Ilberian Peninsula
Where the Umayyads move to.
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Standing army
A fighting force that is maintained in times of peace and war.
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Córdoba
An amazing city built by al-Andalus
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Emirs
Title of Muslim governors appointed by the caliphs
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bureaucracy
A system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of the government.
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Baghdad
A city in Damascus, later the Abbasid's new capitol.
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al-Andalus
Declared Córdoba his capital
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Medicine
Subject of al-Zahwari's encyclopedia
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emirs
Who the caliphs chose to rule the different provinces of the empire.
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Golden age
a period during which a society or culture is at it's peak.
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Mercenaries
soldiers payed to fight
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Arabic
Language of Umayyad government
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Abd al-Malik
Solved the language problem by making Arabic the language of the government.
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Calligraphy
The art of fine handwriting.
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400,000 books
How many books did Córdoba's libraries have?
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Standing army
Source of Abbasid power
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Abd al-Rahman
An Umayyad who escaped the meeting and re-established his dynasty in Spain.
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Canon of Medicine
a detailed work of all known medical knowledge.
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Al-Zahrawi
Made a medical encyclopedia
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Seljuk Turks
Attackers of Abbasid