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15 Cards in this Set
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Group of Muslims who believed the decedents of Ali should rule. |
Shia |
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Group of Muslims who accepted the rule of the Umayyad caliphs. |
Sunni |
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A Muslim leader. |
Caliph |
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A Seljuk leader |
Sultan |
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What was the goal of the caliphs? |
To protect and spread Islam |
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By 660 AD, how had the Arab Empire spread? |
Their military forces carried Islam beyond the Arabian Peninsula |
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Who were the Umayyads? |
The new caliphs |
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When the Arab soldiers attacked, many of their captives were willing to accept blank ways. |
Muslim |
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Spanish Muslims made blank the center of Islam |
Córdoba |
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Islamic religion was spread by? |
Muslim armies, sufis, and merchants |
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Who was Ali? |
Muhammad’s son in law |
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What two groups did Muslims split into? |
Shia and caliphs |
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Who did Shia followers believe should be the caliphs (Muslim leaders)? |
Ali’s descendants (“rightful heir” since he was Muhammad’s son in law) |
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Where do most Shia live today? |
Iran / Iraq |
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Name 3 ways Shia and Sunni Muslims worship alike: |
1) one God 2) believe in Quran 3) believed in 5 pillars of Islam |
