Islam, Caliphates, Fall to Mongols, & Buddhism in China

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  1. 4. Pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to complete once in their life
  2. 7. These elite Confucian Chinese government officials were very critical about Buddhism as it gained popularity
  3. 12. Founder of Islam
  4. 14. The dynasty/caliphate where caliphs were chosen based on relation to Muhammad (Shia way) and the capital moves from Medina to Damascus
  5. 15. Name of the Khanate that occupied the Middle East
  6. 16. Central Asian people whose merchants traded with China and helped spread Buddhism by translating Sanskrit Buddhist texts to Chinese
  7. 18. Example of tightening patriarchy in Islam - women were punished by a male relative for violating sexual taboos
  8. 19. Islamic religious scholars that developed the sharia - the body of Islamic law
  9. 20. Luxurious fabric used in Chinese Buddhist rituals
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  1. 1. The major trade route through which Buddhism reached China
  2. 2. The minor group of Islamic belief (after the schism) that believed that caliphs should be related to Muhammad
  3. 3. The production of this drink increased under Mongol rule
  4. 5. Featured the new capital of Baghdad, and ended with the Mongol's conquest
  5. 6. tax imposed on non Muslims
  6. 8. Located in Baghdad, scholars would gather here to develop atomic numerals, translate Greek texts, study the human anatomy, and more
  7. 9. Mongol ruler in Middle East who converted to Islam - encouraged adapting some aspects of Persian culture
  8. 10. The form of Buddhism practiced in China where the Buddha was revered as a spiritual figure
  9. 11. Capital city that was sacked by Mongols in 1258
  10. 13. Recorded revelations of The Prophet summarized by the Pillars of Faith
  11. 17. Protected but 2nd class subjects in Arabian empire (Jews, Christians - people of the book)