RHS Global Studies Mr. Eoute's Test 4/15/08
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| Islam | "submission to the will of Alla" | ||||
| Muslim | "one who has submittted | ||||
| Hijrah | Muhammad's migration from Mecca | ||||
| Hajj | a pilgrimage to Mecca | ||||
| Qur'an | the holy book of Islam | ||||
| Shar'ia | body of law governing Muslims | ||||
| Caliph | succeso to Muhammad | ||||
| Jihad | armed stuggle against unbelivers | ||||
| House of Worship | a library, academy, translation center of learning in Baghdad | ||||
| Sultan | "overlord" or "one with power" | ||||
| Ghazis | a warrior for Islam | ||||
| Janissaries | members of an elit force of soldiers | ||||
| Decshirme | in Ottoman Empire, policy that took boys from conquered Christian peoples | ||||
| Muhammad | prophet whose teachings lead to Islam | ||||
| Abu-Bakr | 1st succesor to Muhammad | ||||
| Umayyads | leading muslim family after Ali's death, moved capital to Damascus | ||||
| Abbasids | rebel froup who overthre Umayyads and took control | ||||
| Shi'a | party of Ali, believe rulers should be descended from Muhammad | ||||
| Sunni | followers of Muhammad's example | ||||
| Fatimid | caliphate fromed by descendants of muhammads daughter Fatima | ||||
| Al-Razi | greatest muslim physician, believed in cleaner air | ||||
| Al-Khwarizmi | father of Algebra | ||||
| Osman | founder of Ottoman Empire | ||||
| Timur the lame | halted the spread of Ottoman Empire in 1400s | ||||
| Medmed II | defeated constaninople,, changing the name to Istanbbul | ||||
| Suleyman | Ottoman empire reached its peak during his reign | ||||
| Sinan | one of wordl's finest architects at that time | ||||
| What were important characteristics to arab nomads that became a part of the islamic culture? | courgae and loyalty to family, warriour skills | ||||
| what two things brought cultures together in the middle east | trade and religion | ||||
| what was the major belief taught by muhammad | ther is no god but alla | ||||
| why did muhammad and his floowers ove from mecca | persecution | ||||
| 5 pillars of islam | faith, prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, alms | ||||
| what are the sources of authority for muslims | muhammad, qur'an, sha'ria, allah | ||||
| what is common link btwn islam, judaism, and christianity | monotheistic | ||||
| who do muslims refer to as the "protected people? | jews, christians | ||||
| how did muslims treat conquered ppls | kiindly with toleration for beliefs | ||||
| what was the ottoman's military success due to | gunpoweder | ||||
| what lead to the internal struggles w/in the muslim empire | assination of ali, struggle for power | ||||
| what was the role of women | submit to men, property, economic rights | ||||
| what caused the decline of the ottoman empire | long line of weak rulers due to suleman's practices | ||||
| how did the ottomans es. an effective gov. and social organization | gov. law code, simplified taxation and reduced size of gov. social-social structure worked b/c of ottomans toleration of others | ||||
| Essay-fully describe the muslim culture as it realtes to the five characteristics of a civ. include info about social classes, arts, sciences, philosophy, religion, and treatment of conquered ppls | on paper |
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on 2008-04-14