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AP WORLD HISTORY
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UNIT 3: REGIONAL AND TRANSREGIONAL INTERACTIONS, 600 – 1450 CE
THE WORLDS OF ISLAM – READING PACKET
Introduction (pg. 473-474)
1. List the regions ruled by Islamic empires from 600 – 1600 CE.
2. Identify TWO impacts of Islam upon world history.
The Homeland of Islam (pg. 474-475)
3. Define “Bedouins” and describe the group’s religious beliefs.
DEFINITION:
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS:
4. Before Islam, what contributed to the rise of cities on the Arabian Peninsula (Arabia)?
5. Why was the city of Mecca important before the spread of Islam in the 7th century CE?
6. Which religions and religious beliefs existed in pre-Islamic Arabia?
The Messenger and the Message (pg. 475 – 478)
7. Describe the early life of Muhammad.
8. How did the conversion of Muhammad compare to that of the Buddha and Jesus Christ?
9. What is the name of the sacred text of Islam?
10. Identify TWO ways Islam was “religiously revolutionary”.
11. List THREE criticisms Muhammad had of Arab culture before the spread of Islam.
12. Define “umma” and explain its connection to Islam.
DEFINITION:
CONNECTION:
13. What was the religious view of women in Islam?
14. Muslim beliefs are explained through the FIVE PILLARS. Explain each of the Five Pillars.
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15. Define “jihad”. What are the two different interpretations of this term?
The Transformation of Arabia (pg. 478-480)
16. Who were the earliest followers of Islam? Why?
17. Why did Muhammad leave the city of Mecca in 622 CE?
18. In which town did Muhammad seek refuge following his departure from Mecca?
19. Identify TWO reasons Muhammad was more successful in early conversions in Medina instead of
Mecca.
20. Explain THREE ways Islamic forces consolidated power in Arabia.
21. List THREE ways Islam differed from Christianity and Judaism.
22. Define “sharia”
War and Conquest (pg. 480 – 482)
23. Review Map 11.1 on pg. 481. By 900 CE, to which regions did Islamic control spread?
24. Explain TWO motives for the expansion of Arab caliphates (empires).
25. Define “dhimmi” and explain its relevance to Arab caliphates (empires).
DEFINITION:
CONNECTION:
26. Describe the treatment of dhimmis within Arab caliphates.
27. Define “jizya”.
28. Why did Islamic caliphates segregate Arab armies from conquered native populations?
Conversion to Islam (pg. 482-483)
29. Identify FIVE reasons for the massive conversion to Islam during the Post-Classical Period.
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30. List TWO groups that resisted conversion to Islam.
Divisions and Controversies (pg. 483-486)
31. What was the main problem facing the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death?
32. What is the main importance of the Rightly Guided Caliphs?
33. Who did Sunni Muslims believe to be the most appropriate leaders of Islam?
34. Who did Shi’a Muslims believe to be the most appropriate leaders of Islam?
35. Identify the source of religious authority in the Sunni and Shi’a sects of Islam.
SUNNI:
SHI’A:
36. How did the power of caliphs change over time?
37. What was the capital city of the Umayyad Caliphate?
38. Who served in the bureaucracy of the Umayyad Caliphate?
39. Identify TWO criticisms of the Umayyad Caliphate.
40. Which group overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate? When did this occur?
41. What was the capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate?
42. Describe the Abbasid treatment of non-Muslims.
43. What was the main problem facing the Abbasid Caliphate?
44. What issues did sharia law cover?
45. What are the main religious beliefs and goals of Sufis?
46. What were the main criticisms Sufis had of Islam?
Women and Men in Early Islam (pg. 486-488)
47. Describe the treatment of Muslim women spiritually and socially.
SPIRITUAL:
SOCIAL:
48. Describe the rights, restrictions, and protections of Muslim women.
RIGHTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
PROTECTIONS:
49. What were the early roles of women under the rule of Muhammad and the Umayyad Caliphate?
50. How did the roles of women change during the Abbasid Caliphate?
51. Define “hadith”.
52. What were the religious opportunities for women in Islam? How did they compare to women in
Christianity and Buddhism?
Islam and Cultural Encounter: A Four-Way Comparison
The Case for India (pg. 489-490)
53. Who was the first to introduce Islam to India?
54. How long did Muslims rule India?
55. How did early Muslim political rule in India compare to later Muslim political rule in India?
56. Which groups were the most likely to convert to Islam in India? Why?
57. What percent of the Indian population converted to Islam?
58. Why was conversion to Islam so limited in India?
59. What is Sikhism?
The Case of Anatolia (pg. 491 – 492)
60. Who ruled Anatolia in the Post-Classical Period?
61. How did Islamic conversion rates in Anatolia compare to those in India?
62. Identify THREE reasons Anatolia had high rates of conversion to Islam in the Post-Classical Period.
63. What was the influence of Sufism in Anatolia? Give TWO examples.
64. What were TWO differences between Islam in Anatolia and Islam in the Arab world?
The Case of West Africa (pg. 492-494)
65. How did Islam arrive in Western Africa?
66. In which specific West Africa regions was Islam most popular during the Post-Classical Period?
67. Explain the appeal of Islam to each of the following groups in West Africa:
MERCHANTS:
MONARCHS:
68. Identify TWO cultural impacts of Islam in West Africa during the Post-Classical Period.
69. Compare West African Islamic conversion to that in Anatolia and India.
70. How did Islam become “Africanized”?
The Case of Spain (pg. 494-495)
71. When did Muslim forces conquer Spain?
72. What was the capital city of Muslim-controlled Spain?
73. Describe the early relationship between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism in Post-Classical Spain.
74. How did the relationship between Islam and Christianity change by the 10th and 11th centuries in
Spain?
75. Explain TWO limits placed on Christians by Muslims during the 10th through 12th centuries in
Spain.
76. How were Muslims treated during and following the Christian re-conquest of Spain that occurred
between 1200 and 1492 CE?
Networks of Faith (pg. 495 – 497)
77. Explain the role and importance of education within Muslim communities and the promotion of
Islam.
78. What role did Sufis play in spreading Islamic culture during the Post-Classical Period?
Networks of Exchange (pg. 497-499)
79. Why was Islam so connected with trade in the Post-Classical World? Give THREE explanations.
80. Describe THREE economic developments that were results of Muslim trade.
81. Provide TWO examples each of how Muslim merchants facilitated technological and intellectual
diffusion.
TECHNOLOGICAL:
INTELLECTUAL:
82. Provide TWO examples of syncretism in the Post-Classical Islamic world.