Social
The Prophet's name in Islam.
Muhammad
What the Sunni and Shia argued about.
Over succession to Muhammad.
The deity in Islam.
Allah
Increased food production, population growth, urbanization, and industrial development.
Islamic Green Revolution
What was said about Allah's forgiveness of women and men in the Qur'an.
(Paraphrase)
"Those who surrender themselves to Allah and accept the true faith; who are devout, sincere, patient, humble, charitable, and chaste; who fast and are ever mindful of Allah—on these, both men and women, Allah will bestow forgiveness and rich reward."
When and where Islam was founded.
7th century / 610 CE in Mecca / the Arabian Peninsula
The names of the people / groups in charge after Muhammad's death.
Caliphs / Caliphates
The holy book in Islam.
The Qur'an
This would have to be shared with people who had been conquered but converted to Islam.
Winnings / Booty of war
Two most important sources of Islamic history for Muslims.
The Qur'an and The Hadith
What women practiced that involved covering part of one's body.
Veiling
Law that means "a path to water" / combined religious and political laws.
Sharia Law
Reports of the statements of the Prophet that are not revelation from God directly / sayings or traditions from the Prophet
The Hadith
What the Qur'an denounced.
(List 2)
Hoarding of wealth
Exploitation of the poor
Charging of high interest rates on loans
Corrupt business deals
Abuse of women
Neglect of widows and orphans
Most historians agree on these things about Islam.
(Name 1)
1. Muhammad existed
2. Muhammad lived in Arabia
3. Muhammad claimed to have received a message from Allah
4. Islam spread outside of the Arabian Peninsula fairly quickly
Women could no longer do this in public.
Pray
The Qur'an explicitly condemns this - the killing of female babies.
Female infanticide
A reason why it took Islam a while to spread in some areas.
People were not forced to convert.
The three ways that Islam spread.
1. Military conquest
2. Trade
3. Sufi Missionaries
The reason why women are allowed to be literate.
To be able to read the Qur'an
The kind of society that this was.
Patriarchal
A heavy tax on non-believers.
Jizya
What the 5 Pillars of Islam mean.
1. Allah is the only god / Muhammad is the last prophet
2. Daily Prayer
3. Give % of wealth to charity
4. Fasting during Ramadan
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca
Why merchants were valued more here than they were in China.
Muhammad had been a merchant.
The names of the 5 Pillars.
(Name at least 2)
1. Shahadah
2. Salah
3. Zakah
4. Samm
5. Hajj