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ME Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ibn Rusha/Averroes | Philosopher, wrote commentaries on Aristotle, furthered theological thought in Islam and Christianity, 20,000+ pages |
| Madrassa | Schools that teach the Islamic religion, religion and knowledge are crucial in the Muslim world, they further education as an important institution and community builder |
| Karima al-Marwaziyya | Merv to Mecca, studied and memorized part of the Hadith and taught it to students |
| Hulegu Khan | Conquered Persia, eliminated Abbasid caliphate, destroyed Baghdad and medieval Iranian culture, opened Iran to Chinese and European influences |
| Kurultai | Council of Mongol tribal leaders that voted on political and military matters, elected Genghis Khan, assigned people into leadership positions and titles |
| Ibn Battuta | Moroccan Muslim scholar, most widely traveled person of his time, his writings gave a glimpse into the Islamic world |
| Janissary | An elite group of warriors formed by the sultan for the need of a permanent army, member of an elite force of soldiers in the Ottoman Empire |
| Khanqah | A building used for the gathering of Sufi brotherhood, place for spiritual retreat, character reformation, and a resting place for travelers |
| Shajarat al-Durr | First women on the Egypt throne since Cleopatra, concealed husband's death during the 7th crusade, conducted war affairs herself, becomes Sultana of Egypt |
| Mozarab | Christian living under Muslim rule, didn't convert, learned Arabic culture and language |
| Saladin/Salan al-Din | Muslim leader who united the Egyptians, Turks, and Arabs to drive the Crusaders out of Jerusalem in 1187, Muslim leader in the 3rd crusade, ruled a unified Muslim area from Egypt to Arabia |
| Waqf | An endowment made by a Muslim to a religious, educational, or charitable cause, used in Islamic history to support and develop communities |
| Shaykh Safi al-Din | Poet, mystic, Sufi master, sons/grandsons were leaders, influenced Sufi ideology |
| Nizam al-Mulk | Vizer who decentralized and weakened the government, vizer to Malik Shah |
| Pope Urban II | Leader of the RCC, asked Christians to fight the Muslims which caused the first crusade, called Christians to reclaim the Holy Land because "God wills it" |
| New Julfa | Armenian settlement in Isfahan, Iran, silk traders |
| How is legitimacy with rulers curated after they couldn't tie themselves back to other caliphs/the prophet? | Religion plays a big role in supporting and legitimizing an empire |
| Shahnama of Firdawsi | National epic poem of Persia, creation of the world to the Arab conquest of Persia, national treasure, one of the longest poems |
| Timur/Tamerlane | Turkic warrior, destroyed Russia, Persia, and India trying to restore the Mongol Empire, mass genocides, military commander, "not a man of blood", everything he did was for God |
| Umm Walad | Mother to child, concubine after having her slaveholder's child, concubine sold into slavery to satisfy slaveholder's needs |
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