History Terminology
A source that is written after a historical event that provides further study on a topic is best known as...
What is a Secondary Source?
The Umayyad Caliphate gained much of their new territory through the use of...
What is warfare or military campaigns
The Abbasid Caliphate came to power with the support of this ethnic group...
Who are the Persians?
Islam is a faith that believes in one primary God. This religion is categorized as...
What is a Monotheistic Faith?
The Byzantine Empire primarily followed what religion...
What is Christianity?
A source that is written during the time period of study is best known as...
What is a Primary Source?
The Umayyad Caliphate forced many individuals of their newly conquered territories to convert to Islam.
Is this statement true or false? --> WHY????
What is False?
No forced conversions to Islam
The Abbasid Caliphate move the capital of their empire from the city of Damascus to this city.
What is Baghdad?
The founder of Islam and holds the title of the Last Prophet.
Who is Muhammad the Prophet?
The Byzantine Empire is primarily located in what is today...
What is Greece and Turkey.
The study of whether a historical theme or thing changes or remains constant over time is known as...
What is Continuity and Change?
The Jizya Tax was applied to which demographic group of the Umayyad and (even Abbasid Caliphate)...
Who are Non-Muslims?
Which ethnic groups are given more power under the Abbasid Caliphate when compared to the Umayyad Caliphate?
Who are Non-Arab Muslims?
Islam was founded in this geographic area...
What is the Arabian Peninsula? (What is Mecca?)
The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire of the Classical Period because...
What is the Eastern Roman Empire that continued after the Western Roman Empire fell?
During the time of the Umayyad Caliphate, the Caliphate possessed a great deal of territory through expansion. However, during the rule of the Abbasid Caliphate, much of this gained territory was lost.
Is this an example of continuity or change -> WHY????
What is change?
The social hierarchy of the Umayyad Caliphate can best be described as...
What is...
Arab Muslims - Given most power in society, given positions of power in government
Non-Arab Muslims - Treated better than Non-Muslims groups but not equal to Arab-Muslims
Non-Muslims - Allowed to keep their religion; protected status but participation in society is restricted
Baghdad was known as a cultural melting pot. Describe why?
BONUS: How does education improve and flourish within the city? +200 pts
Baghdad is home to numerous ethnic and religious groups.
BONUS: The Abbasid Caliphate invite all scholars from Afro-Eurasia to collaborate in educational works. +200pts
After the death of Muhammad the Prophet, Islam experienced a schism, where two groups emerged. These are known as the Shia and Sunni. What are their core beliefs that led Islam to split?
Differences over leadership!
Shia - Leadership should remain within the bloodline of Muhammad the Prophet.
Sunni - Anyone can be a leader within Islam, but it must be earned with merit.
Scholars refer to the Eastern Roman Empire of the Post-Classical Period as the Byzantine Empire because...
What is - to distinguish it from the Classical Western Roman Empire?
Founded on an ancient Greek City named Byzantium BONUS 100 pts
You are tasked with reading a source that was written by a prominent historian within the 20th century about the Abbasid Caliphate for a research paper.
This source is considered a...
What is a Secondary Source
Problems of the Umayyad Caliphate include...
What are civil unrest, too many wars, financial crises?
700 POINTS FOR EVERY PART
The Abbasid Translation Movement can best be described as...
What is a movement to translate past works of previous empires? - the Abbasid Caliphate needs scholars who can translate other works into Arabic
The idea of Jihad can best be described as...
What is, to protect Islam and destroy all enemies of Islam?
Used to protect early expansion in and out of the Arabian Peninsula
The daily lives of Romans within the Classical Roman Empire were similar to folks who lived within the Post-Classical Byzantine Empire.
Is this continuity or change over time? WHY?
What is continuity?
WHY - Daily lives of individuals within both empires did not change that much - occupations, customs, etc were largely similar over hundreds of years between these two empires. BONUS 200 PTS