Chapter 10: The Muslim World

Fatimid caliphate

What was formed by Shia Muslims who claimed descent from Muhammads daughter Fatima? Answer with a single words or term.

Spain

________ had already been conquered and settled by Mslims from North Africa, who were known as Berbers.

Abbasids

The ________ developed a strong bureaucracy to conduct the huge empires affairs.

Persian scholar

A(n) ________ named al- Razi was the greatest physician of the Muslim world.

Muhammad

________ took great interest in religon and often spent time alone in prayer and meditation.

Bedouin poets

________, reflecting the spirit of desert life, composed poems celebrating ideals such as bravery, love, generosity, and hospitality.

Muslim observatories

________ charted stars, coments, and planets.

Literature

________ had been a strong tradition in Arabia even before Islam.

Islam

________ has no priests or central religious authority.

Jihad

________: means "striving "and can refer to the inner struggle against evil.

Muslim scholars

________ believed that mathematics was the basis of all knowledge.

Yathrib

Who was renamed Medina? Answer with a single words or term.

Sufi

The ________, rejected the luxurious life of the Umayyads.

Muslim community

The ________ had difficulty maintaining a unified rule.

Muslim

Every ________ is expected to worship Allah directly.

special department

A treasury kept track of money flow /A ________ managed the business of the army.

Arabic

Only ________ can be used in worship.

simple meal

A(n) ________ is eaten at the end of the day.

Friday afternoons

What are set aside for communal worship? Answer with a single words or term.

Pilgrims

________ wear identical garments so that all stand as equals before Allah.

prophet

The ________ entered the city in triumph.

Slaves

What were prisoners of war, and all were non- Muslim? Answer with a single words or term.

Independent Muslim states

________ sprang up and local leaders dominated many smaller regions.

kaaba

They (religious pilgrims) associated this house of worship with Abraham, a Hebrew prophet and and believer in one God. The ________ contained over 360 idols brought by many tribes.

Rebel groups

________ overthrew the Umayyads in the year 750.