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Islam
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muhammad | brought the message of Islam to the people of Arabia |
| Abu Bakr | Muhammad's father-in-law, first caliph, wanted to spread Allah's message to everyone, lived simply, treated others fairly, fought hard for Islam, began conquest of Syria, put down a rebellion by many Arabs |
| Abbasids | came after the Umayyads, devoted their energies to trade, scholarship, and the arts, built new capital at Baghdad, known for bringing Persian influence into the empire, came to know and love the art and literature of Persia |
| Suleiman 1 | most famous sultan, had many talents, enthusiastic about architecture and built many schools and mosques, brilliant general |
| Omar Khayyam | Persian poet, wrote parts of the Rubaiyat |
| Ali | first cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, soldier and writer, reformed tax collection and other government systems, spent most of caliphate battling Muawlya, the governot of Syria |
| Umar | friend of Muhammad, merchant, spread Islam to Syria, Egypt, and Persia, redesigned government, paid soldiers, held a census, made taxes more fair, built roads and canals, aided poor |
| Ottomans | conquered most of the land of today's Turkey, seized Constantinople, conquered Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia,and parts of Arabia and North America called leaders sultans, fought with guns and cannons to fight battles and had a large navy |
| Ibn Khaldun | historian, made civilizations, studied geography |
| Uthman | one of the first 4 caliphs, Muhammad's son-in-law |
| Moguls | created India empire |
| Ibn Sina | Persian doctor, showed sickness spreading |
| Umayyads | had caliphs, made Damascus capital |
| Alcbar | was mogul leader, brought peace, allowed all religions |
| Al Khwarazami | created algebra |