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AP World History, Chapter 7, Reading Study Guide #2 Pg. 158-169

1. How did Islam differ from Hinduism?
(Read Visualizing The Past: The Patterns of Islam's Global Expansions. Pg. 157)

2. What areas of the world have the highest absolute populations of Muslims in the world?
3. What was the main way Islam was transmitted?
4. Does Islam appear to be able to coexist with other faiths? Pg. 160
5. Why did the Umayyad Empire launch a punitive expedition to the Indian kingdom of Sind?
6. Who led this attack? What was the result?
7. What special accommodations were made for Hindus & Buddhists by early Muslim rulers?
8. What contributions did Indian civilization make to Islamic civilization? (Esp. under the Abbasids)
9. Name the 3 Muslim warlords who expanded Muslim controlled lands into the heart of India in the late 1100s.
10. Why is it significant that the capital of this Sultanate was located in Delhi?
11. Which two groups (hint: not warriors) carried the message of Islam throughout India?
12. What groups did most of the Indian converts to Islam come from?
13. What was the high-caste Indians general opinion of the Muslim invaders?
14. How did the Muslim rulers fit themselves into the caste system?
15. What is the tradition of sati?
16. How did the bhakti cult groups attempt to counter the impact of Islam in India?
17. Name two saints/poets and two gods worshipped in these cults.
18. Why do you think SO FEW Indians convert to Islam?
(Read Thinking Historically: Conversion & Accommodation in the Spread of World Religions. Pg. 166-167)

19. How did World Religions: Christianity, Hinduism & Buddhism accommodate the cultures they spread to?
20. Is it necessary for a World Religion to be flexible as is grows and spreads? Why or Why Not?
21. What event opened the way for the spread of Islam into Island Southeast Asia?
22. Once again, what two groups carried the message of Islam in this region?
23. How was Islam slightly different in practice and teaching in island Southeast Asia?
24. Though it did not endure, what was the significant accomplishment of the Abbasid caliphate during its era of
dominance/existence? Pg. 168
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