Chapter 3 Section 2 Flashcard

Front

What family came to power immediately after the first four caliphs?

Back

Umayyads

Front

Where did the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Rahman flee in 755?

Back

Spain

Front

Which of the following was considered a great achievement of Abd al-Rahman III?
- He forced all non-Muslims to leave al-Andalus.
- He conquered the Byzantine and Persian empires.
- He made Cordoba a great center of learning.
- He founded the Ottoman Empire.

Back

He made Cordoba a great center of learning.

Front

Why was Suleyman I known as Suleyman the Magnificent?

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He led many military conquests and inspired a great cultural era.

Front

How were the Safavids able to create a strong economy?

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They were at the center of international trade routes.

Front

Who built the Taj Mahal?

Back

Shah Jahan

Front

How did the actions of the Umayyads cause Islam to split into two branches?

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They set up a heredity system of succession for caliphs, and moved the capital to Damascus.

Front

During their greatest years, how were the cities of Istanbul and Esfahan similar?

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Both were cultural and artistic centers with many beautiful buildings.

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In Cordoba, Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived together under a government that practiced

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religious tolerance, sympathy for the beliefs of others.

Front

Janissaries are....

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highly trained and disciplined soldiers in the Ottoman army who were also slaves.