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Muslim Empires Study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the four caliphs? | Abu Baker; Umar; Uthman; Ali |
| Why was Abu Baaker chosen as the 1st Caliph? | He was Muhammad's most trusted adviser. |
| What was the religion policy in the Muslim Empire? | Non-Muslims could practice their religion, but privately. |
| How far did Caliph Uthman spread the Muslim Empire? | He conquered as far as Syria to lower Egypt. |
| Caliph | successor |
| Shi'a | Believes that the caliph should be a relative of Muhammad. |
| Sunni | Accepts rule of selected caliphs. |
| emir | Muslim governors who worked with local clan leaders. |
| bureaucracy | A system of departments and agencies that carry out the government. |
| Caliph Abd Malik | Maker of the official language of the empire. |
| Damacus | Capital city of the Umayyad Empire |
| Baghdad | Capital of the Abbasid Empire |
| standing army | Army always on duty |
| inclusion | To get people to accept rule |
| al Kharizmi | Maker of the Arabic numbering system |
| mercenary | A soldier hired to serve a foreign army |
| Reconquest | Christian Kingdoms in Northern sought to take back the land the the Umayyad Empire controlled. |
| King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella | Both married and combined power drive the Muslims. |