Vocabulary
What term describes peaceful and forceful speech?
eloquence
What is the first pillar of Islam?
Belief in one God, Allah.
Who was an Eastern or Greek Church father, a great preacher of the patriarch of Constantinople?
St. John Chrysostom
What is the central holy city of the Muslim religion and the destination of Islamic pilgrims?
Mecca
What did Muhammad believe about Jesus Christ?
Muhammad believed Jesus was a creature of God but not God himself, and that he was a good prophet but not as great as Muhammad.
What term describes a Muslim holy war?
jihad
What is the fourth pillar of Islam?
observance of the fast of Ramadan
Who was the Roman emperor who restored much of the territory of the empire, rebuilt Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, and ordered a compilation of new law code?
Emperor Justinian the Great
What is the name of the temple Muslims believe Abraham built and in which he placed a black rock given to Adam by God?
Kaaba
Name one mathematical legacy of the Islamic Golden Age.
Either a) algebra, or b) the concept of zero.
What term describes a successor of Muhammad?
caliph
What is the second pillar of Islam?
Prayer 5 times a day, facing Kaaba
Who is the founder of Islam, his sayings are recorded in the Koran?
Kuthon ibn Abdullah, Muhammad or "one who is prasied"
What is the term describing the most important date in the Islamic calendar?
Hegira (Hejra)
The Arabs gave the modern world many legacies, one was a beautiful, elegant handwriting or skilled penmanship. What is the name of this writing?
calligraphy
What term describes a Muslim place of worship?
mosque
What is the third pillar of Islam?
alms-giving
Who is the 12th century Persian who wrote the collection of poems called the Rubyiat?
Omar Khayyam
What stifled the growth and development of Islamic culture, so much that civilization remained relatively unchanged after the 12th century?
Sharia Law (Muslim religious law) that prevented scholars from furthering developing in fear that they were leaving the "true path" of Muhammad.
The Arabs gave the modern world many legacies, one was to stop bleeding using heat or chemicals. What is the name of this practice?
cauterize
What term describes a gathering of bishops?
synod
What is the fifth pillar of Islam?
the pilgrimage to Mecca once in one's lifetime
What is the name of the 8th century mathematician who developed algebra and gave his name to the concept of an algorithm?
al-Khwarizmi
Explain the difference between Islam and Muslim.
Islam is the name of Muhammad's religion, Muslim is someone who follows that religion. (Islam - submission, Muslim - one who submits)
The Arabs gave the modern world many legacies, one was how to remove a disease that makes a person partly blind from the eye. What is the name of this disease?
cataracts