The Five Pillars of Islam
Definitions
Maslowian Needs and Connections to Civilization
The Peak of the Muslim Empire
Muslim Society
100
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What is Prayer/Salat?
100
Muslim place of worship
What is a mosque
100
This explorer visited most of the known Islamic world on his thirty year journey to Mecca influencing many explorers and travellers that follow
Who is Ibn Battuta
100
This is a letter of credit banks offered to merchants.`
What is sakks?
100
The number of social classes in Muslim society.
What is four?
200
Muslims fast between dawn and sundown on this holiday.
What is Ramadan?
200
Ancient shrine located in Mecca containing over 360 idols
What is Ka'aba?
200
The _______ _____ ___________ provided Muslims with the cognitive need as it is a major intellectually learning center
What is House of Wisdom
200
For trade only a single language called ___ and a currency known as the ___ ___was necessary for Muslim merchants.
What is Arabic;Abbasid dinar?
200
The Muslim society has a class of "protected people", consisting of ___, ___, and ___.
What is Christians, Jews, and Zorastrians?
300
The Shahada states that Muslims must testify to a statement of
What is faith?
300
The Prophet who was told by Gabriel that he is the messenger of Allah.
What is Muhammad?
300
This religious community satisfied the Maslowian need for belonging as the members of the community knew that they belonged.
What is Umma?
300
This was the cultural center of Islamic learning and the leading city before Baghdad.
What is Damascus?
300
Muslim women were given specific rights about marriage, family and property due to the ___
What is Shari'a?
400
Muslims who are physically and financially able must perform this at least once in their lifetime (Arabic name)
What is Hajj (Pilgrimage)?
400
The book that states all Muslims must wear identical garments.
What is the Qu'ran (Koran)?
400
This moral code and religious law provided Muslims’ with the safety need as people had to follow certain laws and codes which in turn kept them safe.
What is Shari’a?
400
This area of study was necessary to calculate the times they should pray and which direction to pray to.
What is astronomy?
400
Muslims women in public are expected to be___.
What is "veiled"?
500
According to the Alms, Muslims have this responsibility
What is to help the less fortunate?
500
There are two major groups of Muslims. The largest group of Muslims who believe that the "rightly guided" caliphs were to be followed by the Muslim community is called ____. The second largest group of Muslims believe that their religious leaders should only descend from Muhammad, this group is called ___.
What is Sunni and Shi'a?
500
The Muslim empire participated in trade; the Silk Roads which connected China and India with Europe and Africa and by sea trade. Through these two seas could the Muslim empire participate in sea trade with the rest of the world.
What is the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean?
500
This city attracted many poets, philosophers and scientists and led many non-muslims to adopt the Muslim customs; it was a good example of the cultural blending of people.
What is Cordoba?
500
Women were treated as equals to men according to the Qur'an, however when a husband wanted to divorce his wife all he had to do was
What is "repeat the words 'I dismiss thee' three times"?
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