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Early Islamic Civilizations Quiz

For history class :) All info is notes from my history teacher so if you have issues complain to him not me
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Belief in no gods
Atheism
Belief in one god
Monotheism
Belief in multiple gods
Polytheism
Belief that everything is god
Pantheism
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Profession of Faith
Prayer
Tithing
Fasting
Who is the god of Islam
Allah
Who is Muhammad
Messenger to Allah
What is the Muslim place of worship?
Mosque
What is the term for Muslim law?
Sharia
What is the holy book of Islam?
Qur'an
What is the holiest city of Islam?
Mecca
Who is the first Caliph (after Muhammad dies)?
Abu Bakr
What is his relation to Muhammad?
Father-in-law / Advisor
What is a caliphate?
Muslim political state
A religious Muslim ruler is called a what?
Caliph
What is the first caliphate?
Rashidun
What caliphate came next?
Umayyad
They had it across the Mediterranean and all the way to ___?
Spain
Before they were stopped by the ___.
Frankish empire
Why was their expansion so successful? Exhaustion of the ___ and ___ empires.
Byzantine
Persian
Along with superior _____.
Fighting techniques
Unlike other Islamic societies, they were very ___ of other religions.
Tolerant
That caliphate fades by 750 CE. Why?
Corruption
What caliphate replaces it?
Abbasid
Who is their leader?
Abu Al-Abbas
They moved the capital from Damascus to ______.
Baghdad
Which capitalizes on control of _______.
Trade
They _____ the government.
Expanded
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_____ are no longer the ideal citizen.
Warriors
By 830 CE the empire begins to fragment. What group moves towards Asia minor and is used as warriors?
Seljuk Turks
Eventually, that group ends up taking political power. Who invades next?
Mongols
They attack the capital. That empire falls, and the next empire is the ______.
Ottoman
It begins in 1300 CE in what peninsula?
Anatolian
What new military technology did they pioneer?
Gunpowder
What elite soldiers were enslaved, kidnapped Christian children?
Janissaries
In 1453 CE the Ottomans surround what city and begin to siege it?
Constantinople
And what did they rename the city after they captured it?
Istanbul
It bridges Asia & Europe -- allows for domination of what?
Trade
At its height, the empire was over 4 times larger than what empire?
Roman
It reaches its height at the helm of who?
Suleyman
He was very committed to enforcing what?
Laws
He was succeeded by Selim II, whose nickname was what?
The Drunk
Name the three "gunpowder empires"
Ottoman
Mughal
Safavid
Soldiers who defended the sultan and the state:
Men of the sword
Scientists, Lawyers, Judges and Poets:
Men of the pen
Merchants, Tax collectors and artisans who carried out trade:
Men of negotiation
Farmers and herders who produced food for the community:
Men of the husbandry
___ had better conditions in the Ottoman empire than most other empires.
Women
They could even own ____!
Property
Okay, let's pivot. What was established in the late 1100s by Muslim rulers in modern day Afghanistan?
Delhi Sultanate
It marked the beginning of Muslim rule in _____.
India
Many lower ____ Hindus converted to Islam. This is because Islam rejected the ____ system.
Caste
Who invaded in 1398
Mongols
And who is their leader?
Tamerlane
He moved the capital to
Samarkand
Hindus were allowed to practice their religion, but they had to pay an additional _____.
Poll tax
The new empire established was called what? (hint: sounds like Mongol!)
Mughal
Who ended the tax on non-Muslims and opened gov't jobs to Hindus?
Akbar the Great
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