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W.History AP Ch7 Voc

Vocabulary on Quiz for Guerrero on Chapter 7 in World History AP

Term Definition
al-Mahdi Third Abbasid caliph (775-785); failed to reconcile Shi'a moderates to his dynasty and to resolve the successsion problem
Harun al-Rashid Most famous of the Abbasid caliphs (786-809); renowed for sumptuous and costly living recounted in THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS
Buyids Persian invaders from Central Asia; staunch Sunni; ruled from the 11th century in the name of Abbasids
Crusades Invasions of the western Christians into Muslim lands, especially Palestine; captured Baghdad and acted as sultans through Abbasid figureheads.
Saladin 12-century Muslim ruler; reconquered most of the crusader kingdoms
Ibn Khaldun Great Muslim Historian; author of THE MUQADDIMAH; sought to uncover persisting patterns in Muslim dynastic history.
Rubaiyat Epic poem of Omar Khayyam; seeks to find meaning ni life and a path to union with the divine
Shah-Nama Epic poem written by FIDAWSI in the late 10th century and early 11th century; recounts the history of Persia to the era of Islamic conquests.
Sa'di A great poet of the Abbasid era
al-Razi Classified all matter as animal, vegetable, or mineral
al-Biruni 11-century scientist; calculated the specific weight of major minerals
Ulama Islamic religious scholars; pressed for a more conservative and restrictive theology; opposed to non-Islamic thinking
al-Ghazali Brilliant Islamic theologian; attempted to fuse Greek and Qur'anic traditions
Sufis Islamic mystics; spread Islam to many Afro-Asian regions
Mongols Central Asia nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph
Muhammand ibn Qasim Arab general who conquered Sind and made it part of the Umayyad Empire.
Arabic numerals Indian numerical notation brought by the Arabs of the West
Harsha 7th-century north Indian ruler; built a large state that declined after his death in 646
Mahmud of Ghazi Third ruler of a dynasty in Afghanistan; invaded northern India during the 11th century
Muhammad of Ghur
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