Show:
Terms and Names
Terms and Names
Terms and Names
Expanding the Muslim Rule
Expanding the Muslim Rule
100
The southwestern tip of Europe where the modern nations of Spain and Portugal are located.
What is Iberian Peninsula
100
Period during which a society or culture is at its peak
What is the golden age
100
Capital of al-Andalus
What is Cordoba
100
The Umayyads conquered what new lands
What is Asia, Africa, and Europe
100
Name 3 ways Muslim scholars advance world civilization?
What is (1) Muslim art, (2) calligraphy, (3) mathematics, (4) astronomy, (5) medicine
200
A system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of the government
What is a bureaucracy
200
The art of fine handwriting
What is calligraphy
200
The eighth emir,; came to power in 912
Who is Abd al-Rahman III
200
In what ways did the Umayyads unify their empire
What is bureaucracy, common language, and coinage
200
What caused the Abbasid rule come to an end
What is (1) poor leadership, (2) Fatimid revolt, (3) the Seljuk Turk
300
He became caliph in 685. Declared Arabic the language of government for all Muslim lands
Who is Abd al-Malik
300
A Persian-born Muslim who as a master of the quatrain
Who is Omar Khayyam
300
Soldiers paid to fight
Who are mercenaries
300
Name two issues that caused the Muslim Empire to split
What is (1) not taking their duties as leaders of Islam seriously, (2) being too interested in living a life of luxury and (3) holding on to power
300
He became famous for writing the medical encyclopedia
Who is Al-Zahrawi
400
A fighting force that is maintained in times of peace as well as in times of war
What is a standing army
400
Opposing groups
What are Factions
400
A four line poem in which the first, second, and fourth lines rhyme
What is a quatrain
400
Muslims from across the empire made the pilgrimage to Mecca
What is hajj
400
Name 4 things that made Cordoba a great city during Umayyad rule
What is (1) streets were paved, (2) nights were light by lamps, (3) a water system fed the 900 public baths and the many fountains located around the city, (4) goods they produced were in great demand throughout Europe and Asia, (5) the city had 70 libraries, (6) Muslim scholars translated many books into Latin which found their way to Europe, (7) actively encouraged scholars to leave Baghdad for Al-Andalus which brought fresh ideas and different approaches to learning with them, (8) farming flourished
500
The Abbasids made this their new capital in 762
What is Baghdad
500
Muslim Spain
What is al-Andalus
500
Built the Great Mosque
Who is the Umayyads
500
Name two things the Abbasids did to make sure that they held onto power?
What is (1) through force, (2) policy of inclusion to persuade people throughout the empire to accept their rule, (3) encouraged Christians and Jews to serve in the government, (4) moved their capital to Baghdad
500
He made the greatest contribution to the study of geography. In 1154, he completed an encyclopedia of geographic knowledge
Who is Al-Idrisi