Religion
Language
People/Society
Symbolization
Land/Travel
100
The ancient shrine that religious pilgrims came to worship was in what city?
the Ka'aba (kah-buh)
100
How many rightly guilded caliphs were there?
Four.
100
What class were slaves put in?
Lowest class
100
What caused a civil war for power?
The death of Uthman in 656.
100
What were the two major sea trading networks?
The mediterranian sea and Indian Ocean
200
What are the 5 pilars of Islam?
Faith, prayer, alms, fasting, & pilgrimage.
200
What is the Arabic/Islamic word for "God?"
"Allah"
200
What did wives of poor men do?
Would work in the fields with her husbands.
200
What did cities symbolize?
The strength of the caliphate.
200
What was the migration called form the town of Yathrib from Mecca?
Hijrah
300
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?
The Hajj
300
What word means "one who has submitted" in Arabic?
Muslim
300
What does the Qur'an declare?
That men and women, as believers, are equal.
300
While christians view jesus as the son of god, muslims see jesus as what?
A prophet
300
By the early 600's trade routes connected Arabia to what?
The major ocean and land trade routes.
400
carrying out the 5 pilars of Islam ensures what?
that the Muslims live their religion while serving their community.
400
What is the standard for all Arabic literature and poetry?
The Qur'an.
400
What legal rights did the Sharia give muslim women?
Marriage, family, and property.
400
The guidance of the Qur'an and the Sunna was asembled in a body of law known as what?
Shari'a
400
Who calculated the times for prayer and direction of Mecca?
Mathematicians and Astronemers
500
What is the Qur'an?
the holy book of the Muslims
500
What word mean submission to the will of "Allah" in arabic?
Islam
500
What else dide with the assassination of Ali?
The elective system of choosing caliph.
500
What were 2 groups of muslim and what do they mean?
Shi'a, the party of Ali muslims. The Sunni followers of Muhammad.
500
The Arabian peninsula is the cross roads of what three continents?
Africa, Europe and Asia
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