Pillars of Islam
Geography
Development
Misc
Vocab
200
How many pillars are there?
5
200
Makes up the majority of the Arabian Peninsula
What is inhospitable desert
200
The greeks brought columns but Rome had what that the Islamic people perfected
What are domes
200
The games introduced to the Muslim people
What is Polo and Chess
200
Believed the Caliph/leader could come from any family, they make up 80% of the Muslim population today
Who are the Sunni people
400
What is the first pillar of lslam?
Shahadah
400
Arabia was on the periphery of two established and rival civilizations
What is the Roman and Persian Empire
400
What are the different religious teachings between the Shiite/ Shi'a and the Sunni people?
What is the Sunni people believe the leaders of the faith should be the most knowledgeable and the Shi'a people believe the decendants of Prophet Muhammed (PBAH) should lead the faith.
400
What Holiday / Eid follows Ramadan
Eid Al Fitur
400
Born in Mecca; successful trader; founder of Islam.
Muhammad Ibn Abdullah
600
Name all 5 pillars
Shahadah, Salah, Sawm, Hajj & Zakat
600
This can be said about the areas where Islam spread?
What is religious and cultural diversity were usually tolerated
600
The empires that are mostly associated with creating the Islamic golden age
What is the Ummayad and Abbasid
600
The preservation of ancient Greek and Roman idea was seen as
What is an achievement of the Islamic Golden Age
600
The holy month of fasting for Muslims. Muslims who are physically able do not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset.
Ramadan
800
Hajj is one of the Pillars in islam where muslims have to go around the kabba how many times?
7 times
800
The span of the Muslim world
What is Southern Spain, across Northern Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula to Southwest Asia
800
The Empire in which Greek+Roman philosophy and science translated into Arabic
What is the Abbasids
800
The type of architecture that influenced the Spanish
Horseshoe arches, courtyards, ornate carvings, tile work, repetition of geometric and nature themes
800
Celebrates the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
Milad-ul-Nabi
1000
The almsgiving to the poor and needy (provides social justice)
What is Zakat
1000
Where did the Moors reside
What is Al-Andalus (Spain)
1000
The capitals of the Islamic Empire through the years
What is Mecca(Saudi Arabia), Damascus(Syria), Baghdad(Iraq)
1000
The Spanish rulers who reclaimed Spain for Christianity
Who is Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
1000
The cloth of the pilgrim’. White cloth is worn so all people are equal, whether rich or poor.
Ihram