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23 Cards in this Set
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al-Mahdi
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3rd Abbassid caliph; tried to reconcile moderates of Shi'ia; had a taste for luxury
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al-Rushid
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most famous Abbassid caliph; dazzled Christians with Bagdad; star of a thousand arabian nights
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Buyids
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powerful Persian family who eventually gained all the power of the Abbassid emire
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Seljuk Turks
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nomadic peoples from central Asia; took over Abbassid emire; staunch Sunnis and purged Shi'i officials
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Crusades
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religious wars between Muslims and Christians over holy land; 8 wars
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Saladin
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strong leader who united the Muslim kingdoms for a period of time which allowed them to take back over some of the Christian outlying camps
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Shah-Nama
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lengthy poem by Firdawsi which talked about the history of Persia till Islamic conquests
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Sufis
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mystical Muslims who believed they had magical powers
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Ulama
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orthodox religious scholars who were suspicious of nonIslam ideas
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Al-Ghazali
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one of greatest Islam theologians who struggled to fuse Greek and Quranic ideas/traditions
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Mongols
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central Asian nomadic peoples; originated in Mongolia
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Chinggis Khan
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great war commander of Mongols; helped control over China and Russia
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Demak
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trading center along northern coast of Java
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Hajjaj
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viceroy of eastern Umayyad provinces
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Muhammad ibn-Kasim
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Arab general who led an army into Sind to avenge the assault on Arab shipping
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Mahmud of Ghazi
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third ruler of the Turkish slave dynasty --> series of conquests in northern India
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Muhammad of Ghur
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millitary commander of Persian extraction who rule lead to total conquest of Indua Valley and northen/central India; assassinated in 1206
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak
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slave lientenant who seized power after assassination
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bhaktic cults
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Hindu cults who had a great emphasis on worship of gods/goddesses; open to all untouchables and women
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Kabir
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muslim mystic who believed that people could put away religious differences since all had one common goal; weaver
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Shrivijaya
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trading empire in Malacca empire between two places
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Malacca
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powerful trading city at the Strait of Malacca that helped spread Islam
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Vishnu
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aka goddess Krishna; worshipped a lot of Hindu faith
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