AP World History Study Guide Unit 3, Postclassical Era
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Part 1
Big Question(s): How much o f a unified “zone” of religious, economic, and political interaction
was dar al-Islam?
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each of the people or term. It should address Theme, Place/Time, Significance, and Related Information.
Bentley Chapter 13/ Barron’s Chapter 8 – The Expansive Realm of Islam
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Dar al-Islam
o Influences from Persia, India,
Greece
Muhammad (Mohammed)
Khadijah
The Quran (Koran) & women
Hijra
Umma
Five Pillars of Islam
Jihad
Sharia
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Abu Bakr
Caliph/caliphate
Shia v. Sunnis
Umayyad Caliphate (dynasty)
Abbasid Caliphate
Harun al-Rashid
Al-Andalus
Ulama
Qadis
Sufi(s)
Bentley Chapter 15/ Barron’s Chapter 10 – India and the Indian Ocean Basin
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Harsha
Sind
Mahmud of Ghazni
Sultanate of Delhi
Chola Kingdom
Vijayanagar
Dhows & Junks
Axum (Aksum)
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Shankara
Ramanuja
Bhakti Movement
Guru Kabir
Funan
Srivijaya
Angkor
Melaka
Bentley Chapter 18/ Barron’s Chapter 12 – States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sundiata
Bantus
Stateless society
Kongo
Ghana
Mali
Mansa Musa
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Swahili
Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe
Zanj Revolt
Ethiopia
Ibn Battuta
Traditional African Religious Beliefs
APWH Themes: S – Social, P – Political, I – H-E Interaction, C – Cultural, E - Economic