Chapter 14: The Expansive Realm of Islam
After reading Chapter 14, you will be able to:
Describe the multi-ethnic characteristics of Islamic culture--Arab, Persian, Greek, and Indian--and the transformation of cultures absorbed by Islam
Compare Islam to other religions, especially Judaism and Christianity
Identify the geographical boundaries of Islam in Africa, western Asia, central Asia, southern Asia, and southeast Asia
Contextualize the meaning of trade within Islam and the influence of Islam on economic systems in Africa and western Asia
Chapter 14: The Expansive Realm of Islam
On provided maps under Downloads tab, locate the following places:
Toledo
Cordoba
Tunis
Jerusalem
Mecca
Baghdad
Isfahan
Samarkand
The Sind
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Sasanid empire
Seville
Delhi
Damascus
Palermo
Medina
Basra
Constantinople
Merv
Khyber Pass
Persian Gulf
Indian Ocean
Indus River
Al-Andalus
Chapter 14: The Expansive Realm of Islam
As you read Chapter 14, take notes on the following terms and concepts: Who, what, where, why, when, how, so what?
Umayyad
umma (p. 349)
Sources from the Past: The Quran on Allah and His Expectations of Humankind (350)
Caliph
Abu Bakr
Sasanids
Sunni
Shia
Muhammad
dar al-Islam
Abu al-Abbas
autonomous Islamic forces (p. 356)
Baghdad
Ulama (p. 356)
Qadis
Sources from the Past: Benjamin of tudela on the Caliph’s Court at Baghdad (357)
Harun al-Rashid 786-809 C.E. (p. 358)
Saljuq Turks (p. 358)
sultans
Muslim
Quran
Five Pillars (p. 351)
Sharia
Ka’ba (p. 348)
Sunni
hijra (p. 349)
sufi (. 366)
“seal of the prophets” (p. 349)
Arab
Islam
jihad
hajj (p. 345)
Abbasid
Ibn Rushad/ Averroes (p. 369-370)Chapter 14: The Expansive Realm of Islam
Word document or pdf document of map locations and Chapter 14 terms; blank map of Islam | labeled map of Islam