Vocabulary
What does the word Mosque mean?
A Muslim place of worship.
True or False: The Islamic religion accepts everyone of race
True.
What buildings were built to show respect for God and Muhammad?
Mosques.
True or false: Muhammad decided to choose a new type of leader called the Caliph?
False
True or false: The Umayyad and Caliphates did not rule from Spain to Persia
False
What does the word Polytheistic mean?
Worship more than one God.
When did Muhammad die?
632CE.
What is one of the greatest islamic art styles?
Poetry.
Who ruled the Arab empire?
Umayyad Caliphs
What was Umayyad and Abbasids relationship?
They were rivals
True or False? The word Hajj refers to the daily prayers required of Muslims.
False.
What is the simple thing to believe in when thinking about Muhammad and God?
God is God and Muhammad is the Prophet.
What was Islamic’s method to solve difficult math problems called?
Al-Jabar.
What were the years that the Mughal Empire was still standing?
1500s to the 1800s
What's one thing the Abbasids had that the Umayyads didn't have?
Baghdad or House Of Wisdom
Why is the Arabic term Sunni used to describe the majority branch of Islam?
Because they follow the Sunnah.
Why were Allah, Muhammad and the Quran core beliefs?
Allah is the one God who revealed the Quran, through his prophet, Muhammad.
What was the game that was made very popular by the Muslims?
Chess.
True or false: In 651 C.E the Persian Sasanian Empire fell?
True.
True or false: The Umayyad Caliphs expanded the empire by conquering new land?
True
Between the 2, Caliph and Sultan. Which was considered a “successor” to Muhammad?
Caliph.
True of False: Muhammad died in Mecca.
False.
What type of building taught multiple languages?
Baghdad.
Who did the Ottomans get ruled by?
Suleiman
What was the Abbasid Caliphate's big achievement?
math, science, medicine, or philosophy