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Realm of Islam Review Chapter 14

Realm of Islam Review Chapter 14. Capital based in Damascus Favored the Arab military aristocracy Placed the Jizya on non-Muslims. Capital based in Baghdad More cosmopolitan Did not show special favor to Arabs “Golden Age of Islam”. Umayyads 661-750. Abbasids 750 -1258 ce.

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Realm of Islam Review Chapter 14

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  1. Realm of Islam ReviewChapter 14

  2. Capital based in Damascus Favored the Arab military aristocracy Placed the Jizya on non-Muslims Capital based in Baghdad More cosmopolitan Did not show special favor to Arabs “Golden Age of Islam” Umayyads 661-750 Abbasids 750 -1258 ce

  3. What were some ideas the Muslims borrowed from surrounding civilizations?

  4. What Muslim innovations fostered trade? • Sakks (Checks), buying on credit, banks • Lateen Sails (borrowed Asian/Indian Mariners) • Astrolabe (borrowed from the Greeks) • Camel saddles, Caravanserais, and Caravans • They maintained Roads

  5. What are some similarities between the Abbasids, Romans, and Persians? • Centralized rule • Roads • Promoted trade

  6. What were some of the intellectual achievements of the Abbasids? • Mathematics- Algebra & Trigonometry • Medicine- surgeries & anesthesia • Literature- 1001 Arabian Nights • Establishment of Madrasas “institutions of higher learning”

  7. How did women's’ roles change after the expansion of Islam? • The Quran portrayed women as equal before Allah. Outlawed infanticide, dowries went brides rather husbands, engage in business etc. • As Islam expanded womens’ roles changed as it expanded into patriarchal regions such as Persia, Mesopotamia etc. • Over time women were to Veiled and put under supervision of men

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