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2Chapter 14 – Reading and Study Guide
THE EXPANSIVE REALM OF ISLAM
A. Identification – State in your own words what each of the following terms means
and why it is significant to a study of world history. Those terms with an asterisk may be
defined in the glossary.
Muhammad
Umma
Abu Bakr
Seal of the Prophets
Ka’ba
Ali
Abu al_abbas
Five Pillars of Islam
Harun al-Rashid
Saria
Al-Ghazali
Caliph
Omar Khayyam
Umayyed
Ibn Rushd
Shia*
Islam*
Abbasid
Muslim
Ulama
Dar al-Islam
Quadis
Mecca
Sultan
Quran
Caravanserai
Hadith
Al-Andalus
Medina
Sufis*
Hijra
Hajj
B. Study Questions – Answer the following questions. Once you have read the
chapter, you should be able to discuss each question fully.
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 if the early centuries of Islam?
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?
C. “BIG History” – Identify the big picture (global context) of the chapter.
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