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Islam & the Arab Empire Ch 3.1, p. 43 The Arab Empire 600 - 1400 • Begins in __________________ • Muhammad, early 600s • Followers called Muslims • By 700s, Arabs lived from Spain and Morocco to the border of India! • Big cities: • Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Cordoba • • • • • • • • • • • • Ch 3.1 Vocab Sheikh Quran Muslim Bedouin Allah Islam Hijrah Hajj Five Pillars of Islam Shari’ah Revelations Submission Arabian Trade • Nomads traded in a harsh desert land. – Always searching for an ________ • After domestication of the ______, trade expanded further inland – Communities along trade routes began to prosper. Arabian Peninsula • Becomes increasingly important because of trade demand • Tensions begin to arise… • Wealthy merchants start to show little concern for lower income groups. • Early Arabs were _____________ • BUT with a supreme god called ________ • Allah’s Black Stone was/is placed in a sacred central shrine in Makkah Life of Muhammad • Born in _______ – Orphaned at age 5 • Troubled by gap btwn rich and poor – TO THE HILLS! • Meditates and receives revelations from God – Nobody believes him in home town • Road trip Muhammad’s Road Trip • Discouraged by persecution of his followers and Mecca’s rejection of his message • Leaves for Madinah in 622 with only his closest followers (<30 ppl) • ______ became year 1 of the official Islam calendar • Still used today • Returns to Mecca in 630 with….10,000 followers • __________ support Islam cometh… • Modern Islam is ___________ – Allah = God • __________ is considered a prophet • The Quran is the sacred book of Islam Five ________ of Islam • Each slightly more complicated than listed below, but know the general idea… Shari’ah (law) • Islamic law • Based on Quran and Sunnah • Unlike other religions, Islam openly regulates business ______________ ___________________ Islamic Law • Stresses the need to obey will of Allah and practice Five Pillars – _________________________________________ • Islam is considered a way of life, not just a religion • Shari’ah (law) applies the Quran to everyday life – Regulates all aspects of life, no separation of civil or political law Popular World Religions • Islam, Christianity and Judaism are all monotheistic • ___________ believe that Allah revealed himself through Moses and Jesus but that Allah’s final revelations came through _____________. – Muhammad is not “divine” to Muslims, just a prophet • BUT Christians believe Jesus to be divine. • Moses is a key prophet in all three faiths, but is critically important in Judaism. Ch 3.1 Discussion & Review • What is the code of Islamic law which also regulates everyday life? – ___________________ • According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received revelations from communication with whom? – ___________________ • List the Five Pillars of Islam. – _________________________________________ Hot Sauce • What is the significance of Shari’ah in the lives of Muslims? ____________________________________________ • Why did communities on the Arabian Peninsula prosper economically? ____________________________________________ • What was the significance of Gabriel’s messages to Muhammad according to Islamic teachings? ____________________________________________ The Arab Empire & Caliphates Ch 3.2, p. 50 Ch 3.2 Vocab • • • • • • • Caliph Jihad Shia Sunni Vizier Sultan Caliphate Succession Post-Muhammad • No estate planner. – Lots of assassinations b/c no clear line of succesion • ______________ – 632-634: subdued internal conflict, expanded land • Umar – 634-644: Islamic calendar, expansion cont’d., allowed ppl to keep personal faiths • Uthman and then Ali – Both couldn’t control unrest, madness ensues. Abu Bakr • Muhammad’s father-in-law • And chief advisor • Chose as political and religious successor in 632 • Unites Muslim world despite revolts • Conquests into _______________________________ • Ruled the empire from Madinah • Also dies with ___________________! And then….the ____________ • Hereditary _____________ – Mu’awiya, an Arab general founded line in 661 • Capital moved to Damascus • Continued expansions – Entire coast of North Africa and Most of Spain, and parts of Asia! • BUT setbacks ensued… – The Byzantines and Franks defeated the Arabs in 717 and 732, halting inroads in Europe Hussein’s revolt in Iraq! Abbasid Dynasty and Seljuk Turks • In 750, Abu al-’abbas (descendant of Muhammad’s uncle) overthrew the Umayyads –____________ dynasty is born –Capital moved to Baghdad Abbasid Dynasty • Influenced by Persians and other foreign culture – Shift of focus from _________________________ _________________________________________ – Lots of trade and tolerance of foreign ideas • Art and literature flourish – More complex bureaucracy Abbasid Cont’d. • Decline and Division – Financial corruption – Fighting over succession • Shortage of qualified ‘Arabs’ so Persians and Turks start to ________________ – Over time this leads to division in the Muslim Empire Seljuk Turks • • • • Originally ___________ ppl from central Asia Served in the Abbasid Army Converted to Islam Slowly took over eastern provinces of Abbasid domain • IN 1055 a Seljuk Turk became the political leader (sultan) of the empire – While the Abbasid caliph remained head of religion Ch 3.2 Discussion & Review • What Abbasid caliphate ruled during the a golden age? – ____________________________________________ • When Muhammad passed away, Abu-Bakr took control. What was their relationship? – ____________________________________________ • The __________ were a pastoral ppl in Northern African who were conquered/converted to Islam. – ________________ Extra Goodies • What is the significance of Abu Bakr being named Caliph? ____________________________________________ • Why was there tension over who should rule the empire after the death of Muhammad? ____________________________________________ • What changes did the Abbasid rulers bring to the world of Islam? ____________________________________________ Islamic Civilizations Ch 3.3, p. 55 Ch 2.3 Vocab • • • • • • Bazaar Dowry Astrolabe Arabesques Minaret Muezzin Prosperity in Islamic World • Thriving Trade – Extensive trade network, Africa to India to China • Cities – ________________________ • Awesome palaces, _________, public buildings and ____________ Trade • Arab Empire traded like crazy –Think ____________ –Influence of Islam increased as well • Development of ___________ –___________ used Islamic Society • Social Structure – equal to Allah, but not everyone else… – _____________ – __________________: Inferior, usually served as soldiers or domestic servants. • Slaves could purchase or be granted freedom – _______________ • Equal per Quran, but Men decided otherwise… –Arranged marriages by guardians Social Structure, Cont’d. • Upper Class – Ruling families – Nomadic elites – Senior officials – __________ merchants Social Structure, Cont’d. • Non-Muslims/Slaves – Most came from Africa and Asia – Sometimes capture in war – Many served in army or as domestic servants – Islamic law says that slaves must be treated _____ AND that it was a “good act” to free them. Social Structure, Cont’d. • Women – Quran says that women have spiritual and social ____________ with men. • Right to own and inherit property shared btwn both – BUT over time Islamic ideas were eroded by older customs, _______________________ • Every woman has a male guardian • Some kept from contact w/ males • Body covering = mandatory Philosophy, Science and History • Contributions to Planet Earth – Preservation of ancient knowledge • Especially good when the Library at Alexandria burned – Math: invented ________, adopted numerals from India – Astronomy – Medicine: __________________ – History! • Historian, Ibn-Khaldun, adopted ______________________________________ Literature, Art and Architecture • Spiritual glory is key • Literary works – Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam (poetry) • Visual – Islamic art included Arab, Turkish and Persian traditions. _________________important, instead of human portrayals. • Mosques & Palaces – Samarra Ch 3.3 Discussion & Review • T/F: Slavery was widespread in the Islamic world. – _______________ • What was a mathematical discipline invented by the Arabs? – __________________ • How far did Arab trade routes extend? – ______________________ MOAR! (sic) • Why was the bazaar an important part of a Muslim city or town? _______________________________________ • What were the major contributions of Islamic scholars? _______________________________________ • What factors allowed both urban and rural areas to flourish after the eighth century within the Arab empire? _______________________________________