| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Byzantine Empire, Justinian 527AD | successor of Roman Empire, Hagia Sophia |
| Islam 7th Century AD | 100yrs followers, empire larger than Roman, lots of influence |
| Meaning of Islam | submission in peace |
| Allah | God |
| Muslims | ppl who profess faith |
| Mohammad 570-632 Mecca, Saudi Arabia | had a vision in a cave in Mecca: messenger of God |
| 622 AD | Starts Islamic Calendar: marks the day Mohammad left Mecca |
| Qur'an(Koran) | "Bible" of Islam faith, 114 Chapters, Angle Gabriel instructor |
| 5 Tenets | Profession of faith, Hajj (Pilgrimage), Sawm (fasting), Sakkat (give to poor), Salat (pray 5x towards Mecca) |
| Secs of Islam: SUNNIS | first 4 after Mohammad legit rulers until ottoman empire falls |
| Secs of Islam: SHI'IA | only 4th ruler after Mohammad legit and 12th disappear & no new ruler until 1960's |
| Secs of Islam: UMAYYAD EMPIRE 661-750AD | Caliphate, Jihad to spread Islam |
| Jihad | holy war |
| Secs of Islam: ABBASIDS 775-833AD | Golden Age of Islam Baghdad wealth city |
| Muslim Contributions: Science | Algebra and Trigonometry |
| Muslim Contributions: Mathematics | zero and modern number system |
| Other Muslim Contributions | manufacture paper, 9th cent. Baghdad had book stores, and pp.l educating themselves, everyone reading |
| Kush (Nubia) 500BC-150AD | South Egypt, burial mounds, pyramids, and similar Egyptian Gods, on Nile River |
| Aksum 300-700AD | Modern day Ethiopia, Control lots of trade, Red Sea |
| East African Coast: KILWA | city state, trade w/ Arabians, gold, slaves, & ivory |
| East African Coast: MOGADISHU | city state |
| East African Coast: SWAHILI | language spoken |
| Great Zimbabwe 1100-1400 | very important, Indian Ocean, wealthy area, advance |
| Ghana: 750-1200AD | Sonike, trade gold&salt, earliest and smallest of great empires, strong military, Hereditary Kings |
| Ghanas | Kings |
| Mali 1250-1450AD | largest premodern states, first empire accept muslim, faith and gov't connected |
| Mansa Musa | Ruler of Mali, Timbuktu important, single code of laws, |
| 1324 Pilgrimage to Mecca | Mansa Musa: 80 thousand ppl., 500 servants, 80 camels carrying gold |
| Songhay 1450-1600's | take over timbuktu after Mansa Musa and brother dies |
| Sunni Ali 1465-1492 | Julius ceasar, ruler of Songhay |
| Mohammed Toure: 1495-1530 | grew empire, divided regions, divided regions viceroy, viceroy 2 gov't |
| Timbuktu Destroyed | leader from Morocco takes over songhay |
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