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History 100 Study Guide Final Exam Potential ID’s (30%) Jizya Kaba Himyar Abyssinian Hijrah Five Pillars Arab Conquests Principles of Umar Camel Revolution Tsetse Frontier Mansa Musa Delhi Sultans Germanic Invasions Papacy Sassanid Empire Byzantine Empire Hagar Haram Well of Zamzam usury Frankincense Mecca Quraysh The Hijrah Medinan Period Sharia Hadith Quran Sunna Caliph Ghana Ridda Wars Umma Mali Bure Bambuk Timbuktu Trans-Saharan Trade Sundiata Core/Sphere of influence Muhammad bin Tughluq Indo-Muslim Fusion Charlemagne Feudalism Comitatus Holy Roman Empire “Short” essay questions (Four of these questions will appear on the exam and you will be required to answer three in 6-10 sentences each.) 30% What were the underlying social problems that lead to the rise of Islam in the 7 th century and what measures did the Prophet propose to remedy the situation? Discuss the problems facing the Muslim community following the Prophets death. How did the community remedy these? What were the Arab conquests and how did the conquerors rule their new lands? (Be sure to discuss the Principals of Umar) Both Ghana and Mali were heavily influenced by Islam. How was Muslim influence in Ghana similar to that in Mali, how was it different? What were the factors that enabled Ghana to rise as a powerful commercial state and why did it eventually decline? How did Mansa Musa portray Mali as a Muslim kingdom and what was his purpose? Discuss the cultural foundations of Indo-Muslim society as exemplified by the Delhi Sultans. How did the Sultans change their policies over time and why? Comprehensive Essay Questions (one of the following will appear on your exam, there will be no choice) 40%: 1. Using examples from at least 3 different societies drawn from through out the course discuss the role environment and ecology on the development of human civilizations. 2. Using at least three examples from different periods of the course discuss the importance of either trade or religion in the development of human societies.