1.2 developments in dar al-islam

what does dar al-islam mean

territory where muslims can freely practice Islam, or land under Islamic law

when did muhammad die

632

who was muhammad

the founder of Islam, a prophet

what was the house of wisdom

well known & respected school under the Abbasid empire

who did the abbasids have challenges with

nomadic groups in central Asia & europe

what was the mamluk sulnate

seljuk turks

central asian

what was the leader of the seljuk turks

sultan

crusaders

abbasids allowed christian pilgrimage, but seljuk turks limited access and thus the crusades

mongols

central asians who conquered what was left of the abbasid empire in 1258, ending seljuk rule . stopped by mamluks in egypt

what did the abbasid empire connect

asia, europe, and north africa via trade

what was the major point of trade int he abbasid empire

baghdad

what did trade connect

cultural regions which spread goods and ideas

cultural continuity

spread cultures . learned paper making from china, translated greek literature to arabic, studied indian math

nasir al-din al-tusi

islamic scholar who knew astronomy, law, ethics, math, philosophy, and medicine

ibn khaldun

founder of historiography and sociology

a’ishah al-ba’uniyyah

female muslim writer who was sufi

sufi

emphasized introspection to grasp truth they thoughtcouldnt be understood through learning

how were merchants seen

prestigious

what did islam prevent muslims from doing

using other muslims as slaves

how were women free in islam

they had higher status, could inherit, could divorce, allowed to have birth control, etc

al-andalus

islamic rule in spain