The Earth And Its Peoples, 3rd Edition Vocabulary Flashcards for Chapters 8-10
Subject:
World History [1]
Tags:
Islam [2]
religion [3]
Middle East [4]
Arab people [5]
Sahabah [7]
Sunni Islam [8]
Arab Empire [9]
Caliphate [10]
Caliph [11]
Muhammad [12]
Ali [13]
Abbasid Caliphate overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled from 750- 1258; descendants of the prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas bubonic plague disease spread by fleas bites to rodents and humans; high mortality rate and difficult to prevent spread Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire caliphate office established in succession to the prophet Muhammad to rule the Islamic empire Champa rice quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season; brought to China from Vietnam Charlemagne King of the Franks; established the Carolingian Empire; first to hold the title of emperor in Europe in over three hundred years Crusades series of religiously inspired Christian military campaigns against Muslims in the eastern Mediterranean that