AP World History
Chapter 13 Study Guide
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Important Terms, People, and Ideas
Abbasid
Al-Andalus
Bedouins
Caliph
Dar al-Islam
Five Pillars
Hadith
Hajj
Hijra
Islam
Jizya
Ka’ba
Madrasas
Mecca
Muhammad
Muslim
Qadis
Qu’ran
Rubaiyat
Sakk
Seal of the Prophets
Shari’a
Shia
Sufis
Sunni
Ulama
Umayyad
Umma
Study Questions
1. How did Muhammad's background influence his beliefs and the early development of Islam?
2. What were the fundamental tenets of Islam?
3. After Muhammad died, what were the challenges faced by dar al-Islam and how were they resolved
within the first century?
4. How did the Abbasids come to power, and how did their rule differ from the Umayyads?
5. How did the growth of the realm of Islam contribute to agricultural, industrial, and urban development?
6. What factors contributed to the expansion of Islamic overland and maritime trade?
7. What was the status of women in the early centuries of Islam?
AP World History
Chapter 13 Study Guide
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8. What people and institutions helped to promote and spread the values of Islam?
9. What is the significance of the hajj to Islamic religion and culture?
10. How did Persia, India, and Greece influence the realm of Islam? What is the significance of the story of
the monks smuggling the silkworm eggs to Byzantium?
Inquiry Questions
11. Islam spread more rapidly than any other major world religion. Why do you think this was? What
aspects of the religion made it appealing? How was the cultural climate conducive to the rapid
expansion of Islam?
12. Compare and contrast the beliefs (including the treatment of women) of the major world religions:
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism.
13. The book states that dar al-Islam became "probably the most prosperous and cosmopolitan society of the
postclassical world." What does this statement mean? What evidence is there for this statement? Do you
agree or disagree?