Vocabulary
To go without eating is?
Fasting
Who was believed to be the Prophet of God?
Muhammad
Why did Muslims use shapes instead of people?
They were forbidden to paint their gods.
How did trade help spread Islam?
Talked to new people and introduce their beliefs
How long did the Umayyads rule for?
661 to 750 CE
A landmass in Asia that is surrounded by the Red Sea is called the
Arabian Peninsula
What was the significance of Mecca to Islam?
It was a crossroad of trade/ Religious site
What is the book Arabian Nights?
A collection of Arabic folktales..
What did Muslim merchants do to spread Islam?
Built trading posts throughout Southeast Asia and taught Islam to people there.
Umayyad caliphs ruled the Arab empire from?
A message that one believes has come from a God or a god is a
Prophet
Islam promoted the idea that everyone, regardless of race and gender, were all spiritually ___
Equal
How long did it take Islam to expand into Spain and parts of Africa and Asia?
632-718CE
When Abbasids ruled, what did they mostly focus on?
Improving trade and culture
What is the name of the capital city the Abbasids built?
Baghdad
The pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims is
Hajj
What is the name of the buildings that Muslims used to worship their God?
Mosques
Chess was popular in India but where was it popular exactly?
The House Of Wisdom
When Muslim Warriors came to Spain what did they do to help spread Islam?
Brought religion, customs, and traditions.
What did the Umayyad caliphs declare when they conquered people?
To convert to Islam
A book of sacred writings accepted by Muslims as revealed to Muhammad by Allah is the
Qur'an
To become a Muslim, one had to recite the ____
Shahada
Who was the scholar who wrote a book about the difference between Smallpox and Measles?
Al-Razi
How did the Sufis help spread Islam?
They won followers by teaching Islam.
Abbasid caliphs chose to use some of the wealth they obtained through trade to make Baghdad a ____
Center of trade