Muhammad & Early Islam
How many Gods do Muslims believe in?
One
Home to the Kaaba, what is the holiest city to Muslims?
Mecca
What does the Arabic word caliph mean?
Successor or Deputy
Which came first, the Abbasids or the Umayyads?
Umayyads
(think - Goodbye Umayyads, Hello Abbasids)
In which country was Ibn Battuah born and start his journey?
Morocco (he was from the city of Tangier)
Where did Muhammad flee to during the Hijrah?
Medina
Yathrib was renamed to what city?
Medina
Who do Shia Muslims believe should have ruled the caliphate after Muhammad's death?
Ali
Where was the capital of the Umayyad Empire located?
Damascus
Three (Africa, Asia, and Europe)
Who is the individual who revealed God's revelations to Muhammad?
The Caliphate of Cordoba was located on which peninsula?
Iberian Peninsula
What is the name of the Islamic Holy Book that the first four caliphs worked to get written down and standardized?
The Quran
What was the name of the individual that established the Umayyad Caliphate?
Mu'awiya I
In Egypt, Ibn Battutah commented on the great power and influence of which river?
The Nile River
What job did Muhammad have before he recieved his first revelations?
He was a caravan trader
Which city was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate?
Baghdad
How many of the first four caliphs were killed/assassinated?
Three (Umar, Uthman, and Ali)
Who established the Caliphate of Cordoba?
Abd al-Rahman I
What major event was going on when Ibn Battutah reached Damascus?
The Plague
Name the Five Pillars of Islam.
Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
Salat (pray 5x a day)
Sawm (fast during Ramadan)
Shahada (proclamation of Faith)
Zakat (give to the poor)
Which three bodies of water surround the Arabian Peninsula?
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf
Name the first four caliphs in order.
Abu Bakr, Omar/Umar, Uthman, Ali
What was the social hierarchy in the Umayyad Caliphate?
1. Arab Muslims
2. Non-Arab Muslims
3. Dhimmis (Christians or Jews)
4. Slaves
What was the furthest place from home that Ibn Battuah visited?
China