Historical Icons
Why did the Seljuk Turks invade the Abbasid Empire?
They wanted to be recognized as an Islamic state, so controlling the Abbasid Caliphate gave them a place in the Islamic world.
The Qasida
The famous ode powerfully describing the result of the Mongol invasion of Baghdad and its effect on the world.
What religion did the Umayyad's government revolve around and which did it prohibit?
What is an Arab centered rule that did not allow conversions to Islam.
The Mamluks
What is an enslaved militia that controlled the Abbasid Empire before the Mongols came.
The House of Wisdom
What is a private library in Baghdad.
What power did the Abbasid Empire have in the Islamic World?
What is the power to recognize a state as a part of Islam.
Who was Al-Mansur and what was one of things he was known for?
He was the second Islamic Caliph who chose Baghdad to be the capital of the Abbasid Empire because of its economic and environmental benefits.
What was the Jizya?
What is a tax enforced on non-muslims in the Umayyads dynasty.
What is one major invention that the Abbasid Empire innovated?
What is (more than one answer):
- The Quadrant
- Astrolabe
- The celestial globe
- Paper
What impact did the Persian Scholar Al-Kwaznin have?
What is helping introduce the idea of mathematics and Indian numerals.
Tasawwuf
What is Islamic Mysticism: a focus on purification and spirituality
What are some ways that the Abbasids centralize power? (List at least 3)
What is (at least 3):
- Intimidation or forcing assimilation
- Harsh taxation
- Enforcing professional soldiers to maintain order
- Establishing governors tied to the royal family throughout the empire
- Spreading Arabic as a common language
Why did the Mongols invade Baghdad? (Must list ALL 3 REASONS)
1) To gain more political dominance
2) To get more land and thus more power
3) To empower Christianity and disempower Islam in the Abbasid Empire
Which folklore tale from the Abbasid Caliphate would become a 20th century Disney movie?
What is "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp"
What happened to the Arabics over time as the Abbasids centralized more power?
Arabic spread as a common language leading to more unity and mixing with Persian to form a new Arabic. This new Arabic was used to by conquerors to spread their influence.