married a wealthy widow‚ Khadija‚ in 595 Became a merchant at age thirty and was exposed to various faiths Muhammad’s spiritual transformation at age forty There was only one true god‚ Allah ("the god") Allah would soon bring judgment on the world The archangel Gabriel delivered these revelations to Muhammad The Quran ("recitation")--holy book of Islam Followers compiled Muhammad’s revelations Work of poetry and definitive authority on Islam Other works include hadith (sayings and
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1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China; territories as faw west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227‚ prior to conquest of most of Islamic world 3. Ghaznavids: ). Established by Alptigin‚ a Turkish soldier of Samadid rulers‚ who captured Ghazni (Afghanistan) in 962 and began establishing his own state. Grandson‚ Mahmud marked high point of regime. Between 1001-1024‚ led 17 campaigns into India
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Alissa Bradeen Mrs. Mcelroy AP World History September 19‚ 2014 Caste System in India from 1000BCE- 500CE When the Aryan’s migrated to the Harrapan society bringing important and useful resources such as horses‚ chariots‚ iron‚ and the Sanskrit language they begin to slowly overpower the Dravidians currently settled there. Since the Aryan’s were the more people they decided they needed a system to help keep social classes in their rightful order. So they created the caste system. Although the development
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social and political roles of a caste system and in the importance of multiple manifestations of the Brahma to promote teachings of reincarnations. -Brahma -Indo-Europeans 2.1.5 What is a “universal religion?” Where did universal religions exist by 600 CE? A religion that spreads worldwide and its main mission is to diffuse. New belief systems and cultural traditions emerged and spread‚ often asserting universal truths. -Christianity is an universal religion. 2.1.6 What are the characteristics
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World Civilizations - The Global Experience Fifth Edition AP Textbook Chapter 10: A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe In Depth Introduction Post Classical Period Fall of the Roman Empire Known as the Middle Ages Gradual recovery from the shock of the Roman Empire’s collapse Growing interaction with other societies (Mediterranean mostly) Forms of civilization Northward covering Western Europe Spread of new religious beliefs Christian missionaries converted people of polytheistic
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W APWH CH. 5 EQ NOTES |Question 1: What were the features of Roman society and politics during the Republic? | |Topic Sentence | |Agriculture was the central economic activity in Republic Rome which meant land was the basis of wealth. | |Social status‚ political privileges
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Chapter 3 Study Guide I.Key Terms Sudanic societies: agriculture took root in Sudan first. The region used to be grassy with lakes‚ rivers‚ and streams. They domesticated cattle and became nomadic herders. After 7500 B.C.E they established permanent settlements. Around 5000 B.C.E Sudanic people had formed small monarchies and developed religious beliefs. “Gifts of the Nile”: Herodotus said Egypt was “the gift of the Nile” because of Egypt’s advantages over the floods from the Nile. With the floods
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AP World History - Chapter 20: Northern Eurasia Study Guide Name: _______________________ Short Answer Questions: 1. What did the Russian and Qing Empires have in common‚ and how did these common features affect the relationship between the two? 2. How and why did the role of the Jesuits as transmitters of European ideas differ in Russia‚ China‚ and Japan? 3. What role did foreign trade play in the economy of the Qing Empire? 4. How and why did Peter the Great’s attitude toward the west differ
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Web. 1 Sept. 2015. "The Classical Period in AP World History." The Classical Period in AP World History. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. Hellenism is the term generally used by historians to refer to the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the death of Cleopatra and the incorporation of Egypt in the Roman Empire in 30 B
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Chapter 16 After the collapse of the Guptas in the 5th century‚ there is no reunification until the 16th century There is no central‚ imperial authority Politics and Kingdoms of North India Harsha (reigned 606-648)‚ a scholarly Buddhist emperor temporarily reunites northern Indian in the 7th century Umayyad forces capture Sind in NW India (711)‚ later Sing passes to Abbasid control Mahmud of Ghanzi from Afghanistan plunders North India 17 times from 1001-1024 -His plunders hastens decline
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