Basics of Islam
Who is the Prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
What is the first pillar of Islam? What does it mean?
Shahada - there is no God except for Allah, and Muhammad is the prophet
What is the most common headdress for Muslim women?
Hijab
What type of math did Muslims invent?
Algebra
What city was named the capital of Syria?
Damascus
How many pillars of Islam are there?
Five
What is the second pillar of Islam? What does it mean?
Salat- Pray towards Mecca five times a day
What new business was created during the Islamic empires?
Banking
What Muslim book has the story of Aladdin in it?
1001 Arabian Nights
What was the initial job of the Seljuk Turks?
Soldiers for the Abbasids
What are the two main cities of Islam?
Mecca and Medina
What is the third pillar of Islam? What does it mean?
Zakat/Alms - Muslims must give to the poor
True or False? Most Muslims lived in the cities so they could be close to the bazaars.
False. They lived in villages outside of the city to farm
Who was the person who developed a system for categorizing things into animal, vegetable, and mineral?
Al-Razi
What does the title of Sultan translate to?
Holder of power
What is the book of worship in Islam?
What is the fourth pillar of Islam? What does it mean?
Sawm - fasting during the month of Ramadan
Name three notable crops that Muslim farmers grew.
Wheat, rice, beans, melons, almonds, figs, apricots, blackberries, and olives
What Greek tool did the Muslims perfect? What was it used for?
The astrolabe.
Navigate the seas using stars
What was the name of the Sultan in the 1500s? What were some of his accomplishments?
Suleiman I. He built many schools and mosques.
The word Islam translates to what?
Surrendering to the will of Allah
Hajj - Muslims must complete a pilgrimage to Mecca in their lifetime
What is the name of the tunic that Islamic men wear?
A thobe
True or False? Muslims are not allowed to depict Muhammad.
True.
When did the Ottoman Empire fall? What caused it?
The early 20th century (early 1900s). World War I.