People
Concepts of the golden age
Muslim Sects and Their Beliefs
Terms
Geography and Trade
100
Muhammad was the last prophet of Islam and he explained the principles of Islam and spread Islam through out the Middle Eastern area.
Who was Muhammad?
100
Domes and arches were common
What was a popular architecture style in the golden age of Muslim civilization?
100
Sunni, Shiite and Sufi
What are the three major sects of Islam?
100
because they believe in one god.
Is Islam polytheistic or monotheistic? How?
100
desert area with hot, dry climate or coastal terrain
What are the main type(s) of geography in the Middle East?
200
Abu- Bakr
Who was Muhammad's first successor?
200
algebra
What Math was pioneered in the Islamic Golden Age?
200
sufi's can be shiite or sunni bur pray and worship differently
What do sufi's believe?
200
intricate designs of lines that represent floral patterns
What is arabesque art?
200
Paying in checks and with credit, caravans and ship routes
What new business practices made the trade industry so successful?
300
A christian military group that conquered Jerusalem in 1099.
Who were the crusaders?
300
the seljuk's
What group of Muslims had a sultan?
300
The sunni's say he must be Muslim but it is not necessary for him to be of Muhammad's decent but the shiite's said he had to be of Muhammad's decent.
What standards do the sunni's have about the caliphs? What standards to the shiite's have?
300
mosques and minarets
What are the Muslim places of worship called and what are the tall towers in each cardinal direction?
300
It was hard to get to and also hard to cross by land and difficult to access by water.
What advantages did the Islamic military forces have with the conquered territory against invaders?
400
the mongol leader that conquered much of the middle east
Who was Timur the Lame?
400
hospitals, facilities similar to modern day Er's and regular visits to jails to provide medical care
What medical advances were made during the Islamic Golden Age?
400
testimony of faith, prayer, fasting, pilgramage, alm's giving
What are the five pillars of Islam?
400
a mosque official that goes to the top of a minaret and does the call to prayer
What is a Muezzin?
400
China and France
What parts of that area did the Islamic armies didn't conquer?
500
The first leader/ founder of the Abbassid empire that conquered Damascus in 750
who was Abu al- Abbas?
500
elementary education was provided to both boys and girls and the main focus on psychology and mathematics in institutes of higher learning.
What major advancements were made in the learning aspect of life?
500
by spinning and praying along with writing poetry
How do the sufi's believe you become closer to God?
500
caligraphy
If it is forbidden in Islam to draw Allah and holy figures, how do Muslims decorate mosques?
500
Islam was spread through the trade routes.
How was Islam commonly spread
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