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Mr Buck Chapter 4
The Islamic World
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History
7th Grade
10/10/2008

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polygamy
Definition
marriage to more than one person
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madrasa
Definition
A building or group of buildings used for teaching Islamic theology and religious law, typically including a mosque
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caliphate
Definition
the rule of a caliph
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treaty
Definition
 A formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade
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Sharia
Definition
An Arabic word that means "the way that leads to God"
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Sultan Mehmed II
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Leader of the Ottoman Turks
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astrolabe
Definition
An insturment that measures and plots the position of stars
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textiles
Definition
woven goods
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social mobility
Definition
being able to rise to a higher position in society
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arabesque
Definition
a pattern of curved shapes and lines
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In what way did Muslim rulers help the study and sharing of ideas in the Islamic world?
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they built libraries, academies, and hospitals
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urban
Definition
Of, relating to, or located in a city
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Through____________   and  _____________ Arab armies managed to expand into parts of central and south Asia
Definition
warfare,  and signing of treaties
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imam
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a leader of congregational prayer in a mosque or a male leader regarded by Shiites as a descendant of Muhammad
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Why does the islamic world honor its trading class?
Definition
Muhammad was a trader
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The __________ would help a muslim live a good

life

Definition

Sharia

(The code of law based on the Koran.)

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A minaret is
Definition
a tower on a mosque from which the call to prayer is sounded
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common features in mosques
Definition

minaret(tall spires with onion-shaped crowns, usually either free standing or much taller than any surrounding support structure.

mihrab (is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying.

prayer hall, also known as the musalla 

ablution fountains or other facilities for washing in their entryways or courtyards

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Why did Islamic leaders often build libraries and academies in their urban centers
Definition
All knowledge is sacred in the teachings of Islam
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Non Arabs accepted _______ and learned _________________ and that is how Arab army camps grew into cities where many different people culturally mixed within the Muslim civilization.
Definition

Islam

The Ariabc Language

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Under the Umayyads, what methods did Muslim Armies use to expand the caliphate?
Definition
warfare and treaties
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Souk
Definition
A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city
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How did the Souk increase the sharing of cultures in the Islamic world?
Definition
merchants from different cultures came together in one place and shared ideas
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What helped Muslim cities to grow into prosperous urban centers?
Definition
Strong economic foundations
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Ibn Sina
Definition
Arabian physician and philosopher; interpreted Aristotle, influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; wrote on medicine
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List 4 rules for personal conduct found in the Sharia
Definition

Five Pillars of Islam (most imortant rules)  profession of faith, prayer, alms, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca

Finances, inheritance, marriage, divorcechild care, food and drink, punishments, war and peace, witnesses etc.

Term
How did the work of ibn Sina increase the knowledge of later civilizations in Europe?
Definition
he wrote an encyclopedia of diseases and medical treatments
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of all the changes made by the Abbasid Dynasty, which one helped to blend the ruling class the most?
Definition
opening government service to non-Arabs
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The Quran and Sunnah promise followers many rewards, what is one of the largest rewards that did not actually happen in the Muslim world?
Definition
Women treated equally
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How did the geographic location of te Islamic world allow it to become an economic force?
Definition
It was located between 3 continents, the mediteranian sea, and the indian ocean
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The ___________ formed a dynasty in Damascus where future rulers would be chosen from within the ______________ family

Definition

Umayyads

Umayyad

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though they were not Muslim why were Jews and Christians respected in the Islamic world?
Definition
they were recognized as people who worshipped the same God
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How did banking practices improve the Muslim trade routes?
Definition
Bank-issued letters of credit were honored throughout the empire
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What was a significant change the Umayyads made to Muslim rule?
Definition
the Caliphate became a dynasty and ruled less like a religious leader
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How were Muslim traders well placed for Asian and European trade?
Definition
Arabia was almost completely surrounded by oceans or seas
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What was one major difference between camel caravans and dhows in esthablishing trade routes among other nations?
Definition
Dhows sailed to South Africa and east to india
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cultural blending
Definition
Change in culture due to different cultures interacting with each other
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Muslim scholars borrowed the idea of zero and decimals from ______________ in ___________

and the system later spread to Europe.

Definition

Hindus

India

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List 3 contributions of Muslim culture to the rest of the world
Definition

Philosophy

Medicine

Science

Math

Geography

History

Art

Architecture

 

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How did sharing a common religion and language help to bring together people of different ethnic groups i the caliphate?
Definition

common language

trading

common religion

shared world views

 

Term
What changes occured in the cliphate that helped to unite the ethnic groups it had gathered together.
Definition

Non Arabs began to adopt Islam this led to the learning Arabic Language this united the civilization and allowed trade to grow.

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How did the Islamic world adopt the achievements of other cultures and pass them along to later civilizations.
Definition
Islam values knowledge from other cultures improvements on Greek learniing wrote encyclopedias and histories had great academies where knowledge was shared
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