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Islam Expands

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A title that means "successor" or "deputy" is ___.
The Shia opposed the rule of the Umayyads because they felt the caliph needed to be a descendant of ___.
From 632-750, highly mobile troops mounted on ___ were successful in conquering lands in the name of Allah.
The ___ developed a strong bureaucracy to conduct the huge empire's affairs.
The Muslim Trade network included sea routes and land routes; the land network was called the ___ ___.
The ___ abandoned the simple life of the caliphs before them and surrounded themselves with wealth and ceremony.
The ___ believe that Muslim rulers should follow the Sunna, or Muhammad's example.
The "Rightly Guided" caliphs wanted to expand the empire and spread ___.
The Shi'ites are ___ Muslims that believe that all Muslim rulers should be descended from Muhammad.
The ___ caliphate was formed by Muslims who claimed descent from Muhammad's daughter Fatima.
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Christians and Jews paid a ___ ___ each year in exchange for exemption from military duties.
In the Abbasid bureaucracy they had a ___ to keep track of the money flow.
The "Rightly Guided" caliphs conquered people, but allowed them to keep their own ___.
When the Abbasids came to power in 750, they ruthlessly ___ the remaining members of the Umayyad family.
The Umayyads moved the capital city to ___.
The "Rightly Guided" Caliphs were guided by the ___, which is the Muslim holy book.
To encourage the flow of trade, Muslim banks offered ___ or letters of credit for merchants.
The Abbasids moved the capital city to ___ in central Iraq.
The ___ rejected the luxurious life of the Umayyads and pursued a life of poverty and devotion to a spiritual path.
The elective system for choosing a caliph died when ___ was assassinated.