People and Places
Islamic Beliefs
Vocabulary
The Five Pillars of Islam
Misc.
100
Prophet who introduced Islam to Arabia
Muhammed
100
Unlike other Arab beliefs at the time, Muhammad's teachings taught this
There is only one God
100
The inner struggle that people go through to obey God
Jihad
100
Muslims must pray how many times a day
Five
100
How did Muslims originally show tolerance?
They accepted other people's religious beliefs
200
The Islamic God
Allah
200
What content is included in the Qur'an
Guidelines for moral behavior
200
To accept other's views
Tolerance
200
Muslims honor God by fasting during which month / holiday?
Ramadan
200
The Taj Mahal is an example of this
Mughal architecture
300
Muhammed was born in this city
Mecca
300
The central teaching of the Qur'an is...
That there is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet
300
Five acts of worship required by all muslims
Five Pillars of Islam
300
Muslims must state their faith in Allah by saying this
There is only one God, Allah
300
The Astrolabe was an improvement made by Muslim scientists in this field
Astronomy
400
An important goal for Nomads was to find these two items for their animals
Food and Water
400
Acording to the Qur'an, Paradise is described as...
A beautiful garden full of good food and drink
400
Slave soldiers trained by the Ottomans
Janissaries
400
The Zakat, or almsgiving means Muslims must...
Give charitable donations
400
What are two of the three Islamic Empires that formed
Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal
500
Arabia is considered a "crossroads" location because...
Trade routes linking Asia, Africa and Europe run through Arabia
500
The Sunnah is based on this
The Hadith
500
A common feature in Muslim Architecture
Minaret
500
What is the hajj?
A pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make
500
The Muslim calendar begins in 622, showing the importance of this event
Hegira
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