Origins & Beliefs
Islam began on this peninsula. (What is the name of the peninsula?
The Arabian Peninsula.
This title refers to a leader of the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death.
Caliph
A historian examines a book copied entirely by hand. What kind of object is it?
A manuscript
This city was an important center of learning during the Islamic Golden Age.
Baghdad.
Muslims believe this person received revelations from God.
Muhammad.
After Muhammad died, the community disagreed over this important question.
Who should lead the Muslim community?
A scholar expresses the meaning of a Greek text in Arabic. Name this process.
Translation
Al-Khwarizmi organized methods for solving these mathematical problems.
Equations. Accept: algebraic equations.
This is the holy book of Islam
The Qur’an.
A ruling family holds power over several generations. Name this form of rule.
A Dynasty
Artists in one region begin using designs learned from another culture. Name this process.
Cultural diffusion
This instrument helped people study the sky and calculate time.
An astrolabe.
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism share this belief about God.
Belief in one God, or monotheism.
Abu Bakr became the first caliph. What responsibility came with this position?
Leading the Muslim community
A ruler provides money and resources so scholars can study and write. Which vocabulary term describes this support?
Patronage
Explain one way translating Greek medical texts into Arabic supported learning.
It made medical knowledge available to people who read Arabic.
Explain the difference between “Islam” and “Muslim.”
Islam is the religion. A Muslim is a person who follows Islam.
Explain how a leadership disagreement and a dynasty concern two different aspects of government.
The disagreement concerns who should lead. A dynasty concerns power passing through a ruling family over generations.
A scholar translates an older text, and its ideas spread to a new community. Identify the process involving language and the broader process involving the spread of ideas.
Translation involves language. Cultural diffusion involves the spread of ideas.
Explain why a repeatable mathematical method could help people beyond the classroom. Give one historical application.
People could use the same method for different problems, such as measuring land, calculating trade, or dividing an inheritance.