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Mendl chapter 7
WHAP chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the rule of succession to the office of caliph during the Abbasid dynasty? | There was no accepted rule of succession. |
| How did the Shi'i react to the later Abbasid dynasty? | Shi'i revolts and assassination attempts plagued the dynasty. |
| What was the result of the civil wars following the death of al-Rashid? | Candidates for the throne recognized the need to build up personal armies, often of slave soldiers. |
| Which of the following was not a cause of the collapse of the agricultural economy during the Abbasid Caliphate? | decline of the cities leading to falling demand for food supplies |
| What did the Abbasid creation of the harem imply? | the increasing seclusion of women from public life |
| What was the religious affiliation of the Seljuks? | Sunni |
| In what way was the conquest of Baghdad by the Seljuk Turks beneficial to Islam? | The Turks restored the ability of the empire to meet the challenges of Fatimid Egypt and the Byzantine Empire. |
| Who was Saladin? | the commander responsible for the reconquest of the Crusader territories |
| Which of the following statements concerning the Crusades is most accurate? | The Crusaders were successful only because of the political fragmentation of Islam and the element of surprise. |
| What was the nature of cultural exchange during the Crusades? | The Crusaders adopted military techniques, words, scientific learning, and Arabic numerals among other things. |
| What was the trend of urbanization during much of the Abbasid era? | Despite political disintegration and a decline in the agricultural economy, towns continued to grow rapidly. |
| In what language was the Shah-Nama written? | Persian |
| Which of the following was a literary figure during the Abbasid era? | Omar Khayyam |
| What was the movement within Islam that emphasized mysticism and charismatic worship? | Sufism |
| Who were the religious scholars within Islam that stressed a more conservative interpretation of the law and religious texts? | ulama |
| How did Islam and Hinduism differ? | Islam stressed the egalitarianism of all believers, while Hinduism embraced a caste-based social system. |
| What was the first region of India conquered by the Muslims in 711? | Sind |
| Islam did not expand in Southeastern Asia until after the fall of what largely Buddhist trading empire? | Shrivijaya |
| Many of the soldiers within the mercenary private armies common to the later Abbasid Empire were slaves. | T |
| Over a two-hundred-year period, Christian crusaders mounted nine crusades. | F |
| The title Sufi derived from the woolen robes worn by these wandering mystics. | T |
| Socially, Islam was more egalitarian than Hinduism. | T |
| what did the sufis share with hindu gurus | claim magical powers, give up earthly pleasures to look for god |
| first muslim to lead incursions into india | muhammad in qusims |
| descendant of turkish slave dynasty led incursions into india in 11th century to get booty | muhammad of ghazni |
| muslim of persian extraction who went from seizing booty to establishment of india | muhammad of ghur |
| where was muhammad of ghur's capital | delhi |
| what did all these dynasties base their power on | large military machines |
| most likely to convert | lowcast hindus |
| how did the fall of the buddhist trading empire of shrivijaya in the 13th century affect the spread of islam? | opened for widespread introduction of is;am |
| omnipotent | all power |
| omniscient | all knowing |
| orthodox | traditional |
| al-ghazali | greatest islamic theologian |
| who were sufis | wandering mystics. tended towards evangelism(?) (convert others to islam by preaching) |
| who sacked Baghdad in 1258 | mongols. baghdad became a backwater (unimportant city) |
| where did the center of islam move to | cairo |
| who is polytheistic | hindus |
| who is monotheistic | islam |
| who made and when did the first arab raids occur in india | mohammed. 711 |
| when did the Abbasid begin to lose control over their empire | 9th century |
| what were the challenged abbasids faced | slave revolts, regional identities, difficultly in moving armies, rebellious governors |
| what areas of islamic achievement progressed during the time of decline | islamic civilizations |
| by whom did islam spread from 10-14th century | muslim warriors, traders, wandering mystics |
| courtly excesses and political divisions that led to the decline of al-mahdi | rich, wives, cockubine, eunuch (castrated males) |
| who did harun become dependent on | persian advisors |
| how did the role of women change at the abbasid court | herum and veil |
| why did veiling and seclusion spread from elite to all classes | men had to be protected from women |
| what was the shah-nama? who wrote it? | history of persia, firdawsi |
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