HIST 1215 Final: PERSIA - Unit III
1 Mar 2018
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Section i: the pre-islamic arabian peninsula (500s-610 ad) Bedouins nomadic herders with goats and camels. Shayks leaders elected by council members. Umayyad clan (from quraysh tribe) founded mecca became largest trade. Medina included 2 bedouin clans and 3 jewish clans. Ka"ba housed in mecca contained idols for many gods. Women very restricted way of life, less restricted in clans men had multiple wives. Intellectual innovations lacked a highly developed culture. The umayyad dynasty of mecca felt threatened by muhammad"s new. Islamic faith worried it would destroy the importance of the ka"ba. Muhammad fled to medina in 622 and gained many followers there, returned to medina with +10,000 follows, smashed the idols of the ka"ba except the. All clans were united until muhammad died in 632 ad. Shari"a: laws cased on beliefs in qur"an became a way of life. Islamic leadership crisis: abu bakr chosen as a caliph by umma knowledge of bedouin histories close friend and early follower.
