Geography
Region where Islam is the most popular?
Middle east
Founder of Islam
Prophet Muhammad
How many pillars does islam have
5
Which group conquered the Byzantine Empire?
Ottomans
What is Alms? 3rd pillar of Islam
Giving a portion of your $ to the needy
What was the overall purpose of the Christians in the Crusades?
Gain control of Palestine
Religious book
Qur'an
what kind of math did they help invent?
algebra
How were Jews treated during the crusades?
Persecuted
How did the Crusades make European monarchs stronger?
Taking nobles away to fight
What is the Hajj? 5th pillar?
Pilgramage - Millions of Muslims from all over the world migrating to Mecca
What is Monotheism
belief/worship in 1 god
find the times of sunrise and the rising of fixed stars, to help schedule morning prayers (salat).
Who set up Christian kingdoms in Palestine and Syria in the early 1100s?
Winners of the 1st crusade
Who could get treatment in medieval Muslim hospitals?
anyone
Where was Muhammad born?
Mecca
Islam teaches that Jews and Christians are “People of the Book” because they
all have a holy text
What is cultural diffusion?
the spreading or merging of different cultural ideas
How did the Umayyads contribute to the spread of Islam?
conquered new land
How did the Muslim empire treat Jews and Christians differently from Muslims?
taxed them more
The Mughal Empire carried Islam to
Most of India
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have much in common including one person that unites them all....
Abraham
How did Muslims contribute to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle?
They preserved Greek Texts
Why did Muslims who conquered non-Muslims usually leave them free to practice their own religion?
The Qur'an did not let them force people to convert.
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