I. Desert and Town: The Pre-Islamic Arabian World
Describe the life of a BedouinHow was this different to the lives of those living in cities? How was it similar?
A. Clan Identity, Clan Rivalries, and the Cycle of Vengeance
Clans
Identify:
ShayksFree warriors-
B. Towns and Long-Distance Trade
Identify:
EntrepotsMeccaMedinaC. Marriage and Family in Pre-Islamic Arabia
Descibe the role of woman-
What is Polygyny and polyandry
D. Poet and Neglected Gods
What was animism?
II. The Life of Muhammad and the Genesis of Islam
What was the Banu Hasim clan?
What was Muhammad’s early life like?
What was Khadijah?
Describe the Revelations via Gabriel-
A.
Persecution, Flight, and Victory
What were the Ka’ba gods and how were they threatened
B. Arabs and Islam
Describe UmmaC. Universal Elements in Islam
Identify and explain the 5 Pillars of Islam:
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III. The Arab Empire of the Umayyads
Describe the Succession struggleA.
Consolidation and Division in the Islamic Community
Identify Abu Bakr Identify the Ridda Wars-
B. Motives for Arab Conquest
What were the motives for Arab conquest?
C. Weaknesses of the Adversary Empires
Identify the Sassanian Empire
Describe ByzantiumD. The Problem of Succession and the Sunni-Shi’a Split
Identify UthmanWhy did the Sunnis and Shi’a split?
Who was Ali?
Who were theSunni ?
Who were the Shi’a?
Identify Mu’awiya-
E. Describe the Umayyad Imperium
F. Converts and “People of the Book”
Identify MalawiWho were the Dhimmi?
G. Umayyad Decline and Fall
Revolts
Identify Merv?
What was the Abassid revolt
IV. From Arab to Islamic Empire: The Early Abassid Era
A. What happened under Sunni rule?
B. Describe the Islamic Conversion and Mawali Acceptance
C. Town and Country: Commercial Boom and Agrarian Expansion
Explain Urban expansionIdentify AyanD. Describe the products of Islamic Learning