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Why did Muhammad lead his followers to Medina?
What is: Muhammad and his followers were being bullied in Mecca, and fled in order to not be killed
How many times a day do Muslims pray, and in which direction?
What is 5, and what is the East?
Where a person struggles to be closer to God, or to conquer people who are not Muslim.
What is Jihad?
Why did Islam split into two groups in the mid-600s?
What is: The Sunni and Shia disagreed over who should become caliphs?
A place where Muslims worship
What is: What is a Mosque?
How many pillars are there for Muslims?
What is 5?
This Mosque has over 20,000 hand-painted tiles covering the walls, and was built by Sultan Ahmed. What is the name of the Mosque? (Hint a common color)
What is: The Blue Mosque?
A type of writing that Muslims used as a way to express themselves, because they could not draw images of animals and people.
What is Calligraphy
A place were Muslims brought their goods to market to trade, typically in the center of town. Hint: starts with an s
What is a souk?
This book was based on the way Muhammad lived.
What is: The Sunnah?
What is the name of the Muslim Holy Book?
What is the Qur'an?
What were two powerful and wealthy trading cities during the 8th century CE ?
What is: Cordoba and Baghdad
These Muslims developed a new Branch of Islam that believed you could have a personal relationship with God
What is Sufism
What is an Astrolabe?
What is: a device the Greeks invented to find location, time and direction? Muslims greatly improved the device. Also used the stars with the device
The Hagia Sofia was once a Christian Church
True or False?
What is True?
Who did the teachings from the Qur'an come from?
Who is Muhammad?
True or False: When Muslims took over lands, they made rules that non-Muslims could not dress like Muslims.
What is: True?
A Geographer who traveled and made maps of Africa, China and India
Ibn Battutah
Who was the first Caliph of Islam after the death of Muhammad?
What is: Who was Abu Bakr
This is the definition of what?
A male leader who is considered a successor of Muhammad.
What is a Caliph?
Who founded Islam and who did that person communicate with?
Who is: The prophet Muhammad, and who is the angel Gabriel?
How many times according to the Five Pillars of Islam should the pilgrimage to Mecca take place?
What is: One time in one's life if financially able?
How many minarets does the Blue Mosque have?
What is 6?
A very strict legal system created by some Muslims in how a Muslim should behave in society.
Who is: Shariah Law
This is a definition of what:
A monotheistic religion based on the belieft that people should submit to Alla (God) and accept Muhammad as his chief prophet.
What is Islam?