Sasanid People and Geography
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Translated as king of kings and ruler of Sassanid.
Shahan-shah
How did the Sasanid empire evolve under the influence of east-west trade?
The Sasanids replaced the Parthians as Silk-Road brokers and Rome’s major eastern rival.
Followers of Islam are known as what?
Muslims
What is the Islamic Law?
Shari'a
Define the word 'Caliphate'.
An institution or public office governing a territory under Islamic rule.
The last empire of Iran before the Islamic religion took over.
Sasanid Empire
What was the official religion of the Sasanid Empire?
Zoroastrianism.
Who was the founder of Islam?
Prophet Muhammad
What is one of the effects of Islamics Civilization?
Converts and Cities
The mamluks slaves that made up the Islamic army were purchased by the Abbasid Caliphate from what country?
Turkey.
He is the descendant of an ancestor named Sasan, who established the Sasanid Kingdoms.
Ardashir
How did the Sasanids maintain control over their vast empire?
The Sasanids imposed unity on the Iranian lands and maintained strong central control of their state and managed integration.
What is Islam’s holy book?
The Qur’an is the holy book of Islam
What are some regions that DECLINED Bagdad?
SPAIN, EGYPT & IRAN
The second Caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was part of what Caliphate?
The Umayyad Caliphate.
The goal of the Sasanian was to rid everything of them because they were once ruled by them.
Greek
How was the silk road beneficial to the Sasanid Empire?
The Silk Road brought new goods to the empire, including a number of crops from India and China.
What is the name of the mountain where Muhammad had his first revelation?
Mount Hira
Who gained sudden popularity outside Iran?
The Madrasa
Name at least four countries that came under the control of the Abbasid Caliphate in its conquest of the region. (there are about 11)
Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, or Saudia Arabia.
Location of the Sasanid Empire.
What was the relationship between the Sasanid and the Byzantine empires like?
Alternated between war and peaceful trading relationships.
The Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca can happen almost any time of the year unlike this one that must happen in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah
The Hajj
What was the report that Sunna collected and studies?
Hadith.
What were the three main factors that led to the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate?
European crusaders attacked Jerusalem, crop failure, and Mongol invasion.