Before Islam
Arabia is mostly covered in what?
Deserts
Who were some of Muhammad's first followers?
His family and the poor of Makkah/Mecca
Muhammad made an army to take back what city?
Makkah/Mecca
Many people accepted Islamic rule because?
Muslim cities formed on what?
Trade routes
What would tribes steal from other tribes?
Land, water, camels, horses
Name 3 of the things that Muhammad saw and was bothered by.
Greed, lying, neglect, disregard for family
The stone in the Kaaba is believed to have come from where?
Heaven
Sunni - Abu Bakur is the rightful ruler
Shia – Ali is the rightful ruler
To help with trading Islamic Empires provided what?
Coins
What was one of the biggest trade centers in ancient Arabia?
Makkah/Mecca
Muhammad moved to what city when Makkah/Mecca became to dangerous?
Yathrib
What are the five pillars of Islam? (Give 3)
Belief, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage
Islam spread into Spain around what year?
700 AD
What were some of the rights that slaves had in Islamic Empires?
Could buy their freedom and mothers could not be separated from their children.
The _______ was located in the center of Makkah/Mecca
The Kaaba
Muhammad died in what year?
632 AD
What writings make up the Quran?
Messages that Allah gave to Muhammad
What are the three great Islamic Empires?
Ottomans, the Safavids, the India Mogul Empire
Aside from being a place of worship Mosque served what purpose?
Schools, courts, city centers
What would tribes in Arabia eat? (Give 1)
Muhammad was born in around what year?
570 AD
Explain 3 of the 5 pillars.
Answers can vary
The Ottomans renamed Constantinople to what?
Istanbul
Arabic was the language of trade in what areas?
Asia and Africa