Chapter 14: Islam

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Muhammad

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Creator/Prophet of Islam(570-632 C.E.) a.k.a seal of prophet

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Mecca

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Muhammad’s birth place, holy city of Islam

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3. Medina-

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Muhammad fled to this city a.k.a “the city of the prophet”

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4. Islam-

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Religion founded by Muhammad, 2nd largest religion in the world, 1.5 billion followers

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5. Muslim-

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A person whom practices Islam

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6. Allah-

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The Islamic God

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1. Muhammad-



7. dar al-Islam-

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Translated to “house of Islam”. All the different lands under Isamic rule.

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8. Bedouin-

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Nomadic people of Arabia

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9. Khadija-

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A widow whom Muhammad worked for that later became his wife

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10. Gabriel-

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The archangel who came to Muhammad in his vision

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11. Quran

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Holy book of Islam

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12. Hadith-

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A source of Islamic traditions

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13. Ka’ba-

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Cube shaped shrine located in Mecca where Islams pray. Also, one of the focal points of the hajj .

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14. Hijra-

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Muhammad’s flee to Medina(622)

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15. Umma-

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Community of Muslim’s/ Arabic congregation

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16. Five Pillars-

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Basic set of Islamic tules or guidelines: creed, prayers 5 times a day, fasting(ramadan), alms(charity), pilgrimage to Mecca(hajj)

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11. Quran




17. Ramadan-

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Holy month of fasting in Islam.

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18. Jihad-

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Struggle, or holy war.

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19. Sharia-

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Islamic holy law formed by the mixing of quranic laws into state laws

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20. Abu Baker-

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Succesor/caliph of Muhammad who ordered the making of the Quran, and converted people who rebeled after Muhammad's death

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caliph

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ruler of Islamic empire

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22. Shia-

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Supporters of Ali whom believed Caliphs should be bloodline of Ali, and be political and religious leaders.

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23. Sunni-

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Sect of Islam that supported Ummayad Dynasty

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24. Ali-

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Son in law, and cousin of Muhammad who was the 4th caliph

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21. Caliph-



25. Umayyad Dynasty-

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Came to power after assasinating Ali, and were supported by the Sunni’s (661-750)

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26. Damascus-

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Capital of the Ummayad dynasty

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27. Jizya-

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Tax imposed on people who practiced Christianity or Judaism under Islamic rule

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28. Abu al-Abbas-

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First ruler founder of the Abbasid Dynasty

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29. Abbasid Dynasty-

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Islamic dynasty that replaced the Ummayad dynasty. (750-1258)

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30. Ulama-

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scholars of the Islamic empire

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31. Qadis

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judges of the Islamic empire

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32. Harun al-Rashid-

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The caliph during the high point of the Abbasid dynasty (786-809)

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33. Benjamin of Tudela-

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spanish rabbi whom visted Baghdad and loved it

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34. Saljuq Turks-

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Nomadic people from central Asia who took down Baghdad

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31. Qadis



35. Battle of Talas River-

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A battle fought between arabs and chinese people. Arabs took paper makers in as prisoners after the war.

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36. Caravanserais-

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inns that offered lodging for caravan merchants, as well as accomidations for the animals.

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37. Ramisht-

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A persian merchant in 12th century who made a huge fortune by long-distance trading.

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38. Sakk-

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A form of credit or the ancient version of the check.

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39. Al-Andalus-

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Islamic Spain

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40. Cordoba-

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The captial of islamic spain

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41. Madrasas-

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Institutions of higher learning that began to apppear in the 10th century, and were established in all the major cities of the Islamic world by 12th century.

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42. Sufis-

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Islamic missionaries who didn’t agree with formal religious teahing, but instead tried to improve their spiritual awareness

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43. al- Ghazali-

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A Persian theologian who was a sufi that believed human reason wasn’t strong enough to understand the nature of Allah.

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44. Hajj-

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One of the five pillars of Islam. The pilgrimage to Mecca that every muslim must do once in their lifetime if they have the ability to.

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45. Rubaijait-

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verses written by Omar Khayyam

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46. The Arabian Nights-

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A collection of stories set in the Abbasid empire and the court of Harun al-Rashid.

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47. Ibn Rushd (Averroes)-

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A qadi of Seville who translated, and commented on almost all of Aristotle’s works.

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48. Baghdad-

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Capital of the Abbasid dynasty.

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what rank is islam in the large religions

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2nd

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how many people are muslim

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1.5 billion

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what percent of muslims live in the middle east

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20%

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Where are most muslims located

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southeast asia

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muhammad lived

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570-632

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western europe aka

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christaindome

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middle east aka

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dar al islam(house of islam)

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geography of middle east

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dry and tough so not densly populated

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murawwan

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set of values that the bedouin had
be courageous and brave( clan vs clan)
patiencience is neccasary
Don't back down
vengence
tough do not take advantage of weak
genorosity9even to outsider)

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how did monotheism spread to other to arabia

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trade

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Why were spirits commonly believed in arabia

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science was not present

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jinns

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spirits that could monkey around w/you

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shrine in medina

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ka'aba(cube) inside had statues of gods

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the ka'ba lead to

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lots of trade in medina because people would travel from all over to see it

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Abu talio

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uncle who raised muhammed

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muhammad was trained by

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bedouin so became expert tradesmen

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khadja

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widow who muhammad met at 25 and married she bore him 6 kids

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muhammad having no boys lead to

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no polititical inheritance

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who married ali

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Muhammad's daughter

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when muhammad had first message from god

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610

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started compilation of all of muhammad's words

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Omar

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quran is just ideas of

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muhammad

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quran narrative or not?

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not narrative

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quran arranged

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longest revelation- shortest

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chapters in quran known as

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surra

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how many surras

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114

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what was a common form of entertainment for bedouin

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poet

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muhammad tells people his revelations in

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rhymed prose

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what was the miracle of muhammad's revelation

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that his rhyming text came out of nowhere

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what was the quran infused with

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christian and jewish ideas

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Muhammad got ride of __ but kept ____

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idols, ka'ba

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both jews and muslims

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descendents of Abraham, hagar, and ismael

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according to quran where did abraham and ishmael go and set up shrine to pray at

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mecca, the ka'ba in particular

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muhammad refeered to jews and christians as

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people of the book

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muhammad kept ka'ba

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because it brought money and people

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muhammad felt pressure of resitience so he sent friends/family to

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yathrib/medina

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when muhammad fled to medina

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622

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what is the first year of muslim calendar and what are there months based on

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622, lunar cycle

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muhammad gained money for fight through

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raiding/pirating

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battle of trench

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in 627 mecca sent soldiers to take down yathrib(medina)

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why was battle of trench know as that

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muhammad dug a big trench around city so horses fell into it which led to victory

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what year did muhammad attack mecca

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630 he didn't kill people because he said God was gracious. This lead to lots of converts.

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creed known as

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shaha'dah

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prayer aka

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salah(t)

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fast aka

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sawm(n)

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alms aka

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zakah(t)

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pillgrimage aka

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hajj

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muhammad kept what in kaba

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black stone

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where is muhammad's tomb

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mosque of prophet in medina

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small towers on mosques

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minuets

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ottoman turks changed hagia sophia to mosque when

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1453

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what church copied eastern feel

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st.marks

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when muhammad died

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632

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1st 4 caliphs

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abu bakr, omar, uthman, and ali

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abu bakr

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ordered making of quran, made rebels convert back to islam

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uthman

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took down sansaid empire(Iran)

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Ali

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son in law, and cousin of muhammad

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ali's son

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husayn made martyr of sh'ite branch

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muhammed dubed this person a umam

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ali

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imam

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spiritual leader

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who was assassinated by the umayyads

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ali

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ummayad dynasty

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661-750

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what was the sect called that followed ummayad's

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sunni(90)

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shi'ite/shia

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supported ali, thought he should have been first ruler, thought caliphs should be blood line of him(10)

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iran is completly which sect of muslim

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shiites

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abbasaid dynasty

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750-1258

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abu abbas

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first caliph of abbasid dyn kiled all of ummayad dynasty

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capital of abbasaid

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baghdad

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who set up spain islamic dynasty

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an ummayad

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what was biggest city of spain

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cordoba

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golden age

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750-1680

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House of wisdom

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where scholars worked with the classics, math, and science in baghdad

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Battle of tours

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in 752 againt franks why islam didn't spread to western europe

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who took back spain from islam

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fernad and isabella

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jitsa

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tax that christians and jews had to pay

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what ruined relationship between islams and christians

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crusades

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ulama

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scholar

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imam

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spiritual leader

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gadi

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judge

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math

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algebra, used hindi #'s including 0

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products

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coffee, and citrus