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What kind of family was Muhammad born into?
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Meccan Merchants
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What kind of early life did Muhammad have?
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Difficult
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What was Muhammad's last name?
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Abdullah
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"Islam" means
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Submission
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Muslim means
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One who submits
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Dar al-islam means
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"House of Islam"
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Is "Islam" the religion, or the followers of the religion?
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The religion itself. Muslims are the followers.
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Muhammad returned to Mecca and conquered it in 630, imposing a government dedicated to
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Allah
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When Muhammad conquered Mecca, he built what over what?
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Mosques over shrines
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Is the pilgrimage to Mecca required?
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To those who are able. There is debate over what this means.
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The pilgrimage to Mecca is the
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Hajj
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Who conquered foreign lands, grew empire, and relaxed Islamic laws?
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The Umayyad Dynasty
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Who did not conquest (for the most part), whose capital was Baghdad, and managed controlled resources?
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The Abbasid Dynasty
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Muhhamad's parents were
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Merchants
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Muhammad became a merchant at the age of
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20
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The introduction of banks operating on a large scale MAINLY introduced the concept of
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Paper letters of credit
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Paper letters of credit were called
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Sakk
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Entrepreneurs pooled their resources in what kind of investment?
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Group investments
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Al-Andalus had a capital city of
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Cordoba
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Al-Andulas was known for
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Producing excellent products
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Chinese mainly introduced what to the islamic world?
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Paper
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Who introduced Paper to the Islamic world?
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Chinese
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What were the Caravanserias?
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Inns offering food and lodging for travel
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What were inns offering food and lodging called?
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Caravans
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What kind of nomadic people organized in family and clan groups?
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Bedouin
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What kind of groups did the nomadic Bedouin people organize in?
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Family/clan
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What were the Umma?
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A cohesive community of muslims in medina.
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What was the cohesive community of muslims in medina called?
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Umma
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What enhanced security of women, while reinforcing male domination?
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The Quran
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The Quran did what to women?
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It enhanced their security, but reinforced male domination.
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Women wore
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veils
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What happened to the womens' rights provided by the quran over time?
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They were reduced
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What were the two denominations between muslims?
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The SUNNI and the SHIA
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The Thousand and One Knights was also known as
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Al-Alladin, Aladdin
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Al-Aladdin (Alladin) was also known as
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The Thousand and One Knights
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How many wives were men allowed to have, says the quaran?
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Four
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What did the islamic scociety become after the conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia?
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Patriarchal
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The Arabian peninsula was mostly
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Desert
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There was widespread growth in
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New foods and industrial crops
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The growth in new foods and industrial crops created what industry
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Textile
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What made irrigation necessary in southern India?
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Changing monsoon winds
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Which state in India was most influenced by islam?
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Melaka
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What was the Melaka state in india most influenced by?
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Islam
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Who wrote the Book of the Wonders India?
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Buzurg ibn Shahryar
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Buzurg ibn Shahriyar wrote what famous book?
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The Book of the Wonders India
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Kingdoms of southern india were predominately
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Hindu
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Harihara and Bukka, the Delhi Soultans' ambassadors, formed what kingdom?
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Vijayanagar
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By 1500, how much of the indian population was muslim?
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25%
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In post-classical india, the caste system became securely established in southern india due to what influence?
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Hindusim
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What movement sought to erase the distinctions between Hinduism and Islam?
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Bhakti
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What influence on the islamic world introduced mathematics?
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Indian influence
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What kind of athourity did post-classical india have?
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Centralized imperial
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Who invaded india in 450 ad?
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The White Huns
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Who began the collapse of the Gupta dynasty?
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The White Huns' invasion in 450 AD
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After the collapse of the Gupta dynasty, India would not be united until what century?
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The 16th.
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What islamic ruler led over 17 invasions into india?
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Mahmud of Ghazni
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Which rulers of northern india never expanded their control beyond northern india?
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Delhi sultans
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Population of India from 6000-1500 grew from what to 105 million?
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105 million
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Population of India from 6000-1500 grew from 53 million to what?
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53 million
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