FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAM
WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF ISLAM?
MUHAMMAD
WHICH REGIONS DID THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE EXPAND TO FIRST?
THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE FIRST EXPANDED TO THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND PARTS OF ASIA
WHAT IS ONE MAJOR MATHEMATICAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE?
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALGEBRA
WHAT MAJOR TRADE ROUTE WAS USED BY THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE?
THE SILK ROAD
HOW DID THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE TREAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS?
NON-MUSLIMS RETAIN THEIR OWN RELIGION. THEY WERE REQUIRED TO PAY A SPECIAL TAX, CALLED A "JIZYA" FOR LEGAL PROTECTION THIS ALLOWED THE EMPIRE TO HAVE PEACE AND STABILITY
WHAT IS THE HOLY BOOK OF ISLAM CALLED?
THE QURAN
WHAT WAS THE MAIN METHOD OF EXPANSION FOR THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE: WAR, TRADE, OR ALLIANCES?
WAR (CONQUEST), ALONG WITH TRADE AND ALLIANCES, WERE ALL SIGNIFICANT METHOS OF EXPANSION
DESCRIBE ONE ADVANCEMENT IN MEDICINE DURING THE ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE
HOW DID TRADE IMPACT THE SPREAD OF ISLAM?
TRADE HELPED SPREAD ISLAM AS MUSLIM MERCHANTS TRAVELED AND ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS IN NEW REGIONS SHARING THEIR FAITH
DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE CALIPH IN THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE
THE CALIPH WAS THE SUPREME LEADER RESPONSIBLE FOR UPHOLDING AND SPREADING ISALM, ADMINISTERING JUSTICE, AND LEADING THE GOVERNMENT
NAME THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
SHAHADA (FAITH), SALAT (PRAYER), ZAKAT (CHARITY), SAWM (FASTING), HAJJ (PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA)
NAME ONE EMPIRE THAT WAS INFLUENCED BY THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE AND THE PERSIAN EMPIRE WERE BOTH INFLUENCED BY THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE
WHAT ROLE DID ISLAMIC SCHOLARS PLAY IN PRESERVING ANCIENT TEXTS?
ISLAMIC SCHOLARS TRANSLATED AND PRESERVED GREEK, ROMAN, AND PERSIAN TEXTS, ENSURING THE SURVIVAL OF KNOWLEDGE IN FIELDS LIKE PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCE, AND MEDICINE
NAME TWO GOODS COMMONLY TRADE BY THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE
SPICES AND TEXTILES
WHAT IS A CALIPHATE?
THE CALIPHATE IS THE ISLAMIC STATE LEAD BY A CALIPH, WHO IS CONSIDERED THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL SUCCESSOR TO MUHAMMAD
DESCRIBE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HAJJ IN ISLAM
HAJJ IS A PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA THAT ALL MUSLIMS ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME IF THEY ARE ABLE
WHO WERE THE UMAYYADS, AND WHAT ROLE DID THEY PLAY IN EXPANDING THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE?
THE UMAYYADS WERE THE FIRST MAJOR ISLAMIC DYNASTY AND UNDER THEIR RULE, THE EMPIRE EXPANDED ACROSS NORTH AFRICA, SPAIN, AND PARTS OF ASIA
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HOUSE OF WISDOM IN BAGHDAD?
THE HOUSE OF WISDOM WAS A GRAND LIBRARY IN BAGDAD. IT WAS A MAJOR CENTER OF LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP WHERE SCHOLARS FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS STUDIED AND PRESERVED KNOWLEDGE AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE
WHY WAS CAIRO AND IMPORTANT PLACE?
IT WAS A SITE OF EXCHANGE, AND AT THE CENTER OF AFRO EURASIA LOCATED AT THE CROSSROADS OF AFRICA, ASIA, AND EUROPE, IT BECAME A MAJOR HUB FOR TRADE AND LEARNING
THE ORIGINAL CAPITAL OF THE ISLAMIC EMPIRE