HIST-UA 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Babur, Kaaba, Zakat
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Define: monotheistic, mosque, hajj, kaaba, sharia law, caliph, sultan, arabesque, Muhammad: sultan: a muslim ruler (ex: the sultan of turkey, arabesque: an intricate geometric design made in the muslim empires, since they weren"t allowed to portray religious figures in art. Places/names to know (know where the place is on a map, its importance, the person"s importance, etc): muhammad, mecca, medina, Mecca: the city which the kaaba was (where the idols were, it is where muhammad lived most of his life and the main city of islam. Medina: the first city which listened to muhammad"s teachings, this was important, since he gained the necessary support to go back to mecca. The connection between islam, christianity, and judaism: they were all abrahamic religions, they all believed in the old testament. Differences between sunni and shiite muslims: muhammad, abu bakr, ali: sunni: felt like the caliph should be chosen by leaders of the muslim community.
