Chistory chapter 8 vocab

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A grassy plain with unusual patterns of rainfall

Savanna

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Largest desert in the world; covers almost all of North Africa

sahara

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Fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert

Desertification

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Holiest site in Islam. located in Mecca

Ka’aba

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God in Islam

Allah

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where Muhammad originally was

Mecca

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originally named “yathrib,” the place where Mohammad went on the hijra

Medina

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The great migration that every Muslim travel once in there life, to mecca

Hajj

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“First sucessor to Mohammad”

Caliph

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“The First Caliph”

-Muhammad’s father in law

Abu-Bakr

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The religions that believe in The Book such as Jews, Muslims, and Christians

People of the Book

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The Battle of Tours

What battle stopped the spread of Islam into Europe?

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France

where was the battle of Tours?

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  1. Sunni and Shia split

  2. Defeat at the battle of Tours

  3. Conquest of jerusalem and Demascus

What are the three historical turning points in Islam and why are they significant?

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The Dome of the Rock, located on the Temple Mount in the old city of Jerusalem

What is an example of an Islamic contribution in architecture?

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Sunni

Were the Umayyad a Sunni or Shia empire?

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Shia

Were the Abbasid a Sunni or Shia empire?

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The Janissaries were an elite force of infantry soldiers in the Ottoman Empire Who were christian children converted, and trained to be Muslim warriors.

Who were the Jannasteries?

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Shia

Was the Safavid empire Sunni or Shia?

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Sunni

Was the Ottoman empire Sunni or Shia?

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they believed that the the successor to Prophet Muhammad should be blood related to Muhammad

what the the Shia believe?

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They Believed anyone holy could be the sucessor to Prophet Muhammad

what the the Sunni believe?

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