Muslim Civilization

1. Muslim Civilization
Ch.10

2. The Rise of Islam
• Explain how Muhammad became God’s messenger?
• What is Yahtrib?
• What is hijra?
• Yahtrib was renamed ____________
• Community of Muslims = ___________
• Identify what occurred in Mecca 630 ?

3. Teachings of Islam
• Sacred text – quran
• Muslims believe God sent other prophets including
_____________________________________________
• Quran emulates honesty, _____________________
• Mosque?
• Explain the five pillars of Islam ( duties).
• What is a hajj?
• Jihad?
• Muslims, Christians, and Jews __________ the SAME God.
• _______ is God’s final and complete revelation.

4. Islam a Way of Life
• Both a religion and a way of life
• Sharia?
• How did islam affect Muslim women?

5. Building a Muslim Empire
• Abu Bakr (caliph) takes over – “ If you worship Muhammad,
Muhammad is dead. If you worship God, God is alive.”
• How did Mulsims overcome early challenges to Islam?

6. Divisions emerge within
Islam
• Both believed a pious male Muslim from Muhammad’s tribe should lead (caliph)
• Both believe in the Quran, Allah, and five pillars of Islam
• Differ in religious practice, law, and daily life
• Sufis - ?

7. Umayyad Caliphs Build and
Empire
• Umayyad – caliphate dynasty of Sunni Caliphs the ruled
Muslim Empire until 750
• Expanding the Muslim Empire
• List the reasons for Muslim Success.
• Explain the treatment of the conquered people in Muslim
land.
• List the events that led to decline of the Umayyad Caliphate

8. Spread of Islam

9. Muslim Empire Declines
• What caused the Abbasid dynasty to decline?

10. Muslim Civilization’s Golden
Age
• Social and Economic Advances
• International trade network
• Highly favored goods
• Agriculture thrives
• Slavery and social structure
• Social mobility –
What business practices were pioneered by merchants in Muslim
lands?

11. Muslim Art, Literature, and
Architecture
• Poetry and tales of adventure
• Calligraphy

12. Muslims seek knowledge
• Centers of learning
• Philosophy and history
• Ibn Rushd
• Ibn Khaldun
• Mathematics
• Al – Khwarizmi – Algebra
• Medicine
• Muhammad al –Razi
• Ibn Sina

13. India’s Muslim Empires
• What changes did Muslim rule bring Indian government and
society?

14. Muslims and Hindus Clash
• Describe the relationship between Muslims and Hindus.
• Describe how Muslim and Hindu cultures blended.

15. Mughal India
• Babur – descent of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Military genius,
poet, and author. Set up Mughal dynasty
• Akbar
• Won support through ___________
• Opened up jobs to ____________
• Ended ____________
• Married a Hindu princess
• Paid officials
• Modernized army,
• Encouraged international trade
• Standardized weights and measurses
• Land reforms
• Nur Jahan –
• Shah Jahan – Taj Mahal

16. The Ottoman and Safavid
Empires
• Who are the Ottomans?
• Explain how the Byzantine empire fell to the Ottomans.
• What technology and techniques enabled suleyman to extend
ottoman rule?

17. Ottoman Culture
• Explain how the class breakdown of the Ottoman empire.
• Janizaries –
• List the factors that led to the decline of the Ottomans.

18. Safavid Empire
• Safavid- Shiite Muslims who enforced their belief
• Explain how Shah Abbas revived the glory of ancient Persia?
• List the factor(s) that led to the decline of the empire.