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Abbasid Influences
Groups of People
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Literature
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Reconquered lands from the Christians during the Crusades.
Who is Saladin?
100
Number system.
What are Arabic numerals?
100
These Europeans launched the Crusades.
Who are the Christians?
100
Capital of Abbasid Empire.
What is Baghdad?
100
Described the excess of the Abbasid dynasty.
What is The Thousand and One Nights?
200
This caliph was the most famous of the Abbasid dynasty, and his lavish lifestyle influenced The Thousand and One Nights.
Who is Harun al-Rashid
200
This ancient learning was preserved by the Muslims.
What is Greek?
200
Islamic religious scholars.
Who are the ulamas?
200
Egyptian city with the best hosptitals.
What is Cairo?
200
Holy book of Islam.
What is the Koran.
300
This scientist calculated the specific weight of major minerals.
Who is al-Biruni?
300
Conquered Abbasid lands near Constantinople and formed Ottoman empire.
Who are the Turks?
300
Capital of Islamic India.
What is Delhi?
300
Historian and author of the Muqaddimah.
Who is Ibn Khaldun?
400
Indian lieutenant who founded a kingdom with it's capital at Dehli.
Who is Qutb-ud-din Aibak?
400
Fustian, taffeta, muslin, and damask all take their names from these where they were made.
What are Muslim cities?
400
Conquered Abbasid lands in Central Asia; lead by Chinggis Khan.
Who are the mongols?
400
Conquered by Christians during the Crusades.
What is Jerusalem?
400
Song-like epic poem written by Firdawsi that recounts Persian history.
What is Shah-Nama?
500
Low-caste female poet and song-writer of bhaktic cults.
Who is Mir Bai?
500
People of Persian decent who helped the real power in the Abbasid era.
Who are the Buyids?
500
Flourishing trade city in Malaya.
What is Malacca?
500
Epic of Omar Khayyam who seeks meaning in life and union with divine.
What is Rubivat?