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18 Cards in this Set
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Nomads on the Arabian peninsula were ruled by a.. |
Sheikh |
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Muhammed received revelations from this angel |
Gabriel |
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He was the first Caliph and converted bedouin tribes |
Abu Bakr |
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Caliph |
Successor to Muhammad |
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Jihad |
Struggle in the way of God |
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Shia |
Only accept descendants of Ali (son-in-law) as true rulers of Islam |
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Sunni |
Accept Umayyads as rulers |
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Umayyads |
Dynasty started by the caliph General Mu'awiyah |
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Revolt by this guy caused split of Islam |
Hussein |
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Achievements of Early Muslim Societies |
legal rights for women, art, paved streets, libraries, medical treatments, astrolabe, etc. |
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Why was Ghana important? |
First powerful western African kingdom |
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Ghana's wealth depended on their supply of.. |
Gold |
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Berbers |
Indigenous nomadic camel caravan people west of the Nile Valley (N Africa) |
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Griots |
Story tellers and muscians |
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Mansa Musa |
Created the golden age of Mali and established Islam in W Africa |
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Timbuktu |
Major city for trade; mosques, libraries, etc. |
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Bantu |
African language, and the people speaking that language |
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Matrilineal vs. Patrilineal |
Traces descendence through female line (mat) or male line (pat) |