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Sunni Islam

The Expansive Realm of Islam

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 21 July 2015 Chapter 14 Outline Islam 632, prophet Muhammad visited native city Mecca from home in exile at Medina Hajj, holypilgrimage to Mecca, draws Muslims to Saudi Arabia, yr?ly. 9th, pilgrimage became popular, Muslim rulers met needs of travelers With approach of pilgrimage season, last month of Islamic lunar calendar, crowds gathered at trade centers in Baghdad, Damascus,Cairo Lived in tent cities, surviving on resources given by gov?t Muslim rulers invested in roads, wells, cisterns, lodgings that accommodated pilgrims, castles/police that protected travelers Muslim rulers/wealthy made gifts to caravan

Unit 4 Major Events

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UNIT 4 FLASHCARDS AP WORLD HISTORY Manya Garg Title of Event: Mecca blooms as a caravan city Date(s): 500s Region(s): Mecca, a barren mountain valley between Yemen and Syria; inland from Red Sea coast; Middle East Connections: Quraysh, prosperity, pilgrimage, Zamzam, Ka?ba Significance: The blooming of Mecca as a prosperous city was mainly due to its prime location for trade and away from enemies such as the Byzantine Syria, Sasanid Iraq, and the Ethiopian-controlled Yemen. Mecca then became a pilgrimage site for Muslims due to the Ka?ba (a shrine containing idols), a holy well called Zamzam, and its prohibition against killing. Title of Event: Muhammad receives revelations Date(s): 610

The Earth And Its Peoples, 3rd Edition Vocabulary Flashcards for Chapters 8-10

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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

Earth and its Peoples AP Chapter 8 vocabulary

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary Shi?ites-Muslims that believe that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad?s son-in-law Ali; Shi?ism is state religion of Iran Sunnis-Muslims that believe the community should select their own leadership; majority religion in most Islamic countries Mecca- Birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad; Ritual center of Islamic religion Muhammad- founder of Islamic religion Muslim- adherent of Islamic religion; person who ?submits? to the will of God Islam- Arabic word for submission; religion founded by Muhammad; hold book is the Quran Medina- city in western Arabia which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca
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