Beliefs
Who is the founder of Islam?
Who is Muhammad?
What resource allowed Islam to expand rapidly?
gold
Where was the Muslim advance into Europe stopped
What is the Battle of Tours
What written language was developed and spread by the Islamic culture?
Arabic alphabet
What is the Arabic word for God?
Allah
What is the holy book of Islam?
What is the Qur'an
Name two ways(means) Islam spread out from the Arabian Peninsula?
trade and conquest
IN what modern day nation is Tours located?
What is France
Which type of artwork/ design did the Islamic culture adapt from the Byzantine empire?
Mosaic
Which city is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims?
Jerusalem
What is the core collection of beliefs in Islam?
What is the Five Pillars
What caused the split between the two Islamic sects?
a disagreement over who should be caliph
Which two cities were capitals under Islamic empires (not Jerusalem or Mecca)?
What is Damascus and Baghdad
Which structure is an example of Arabic/Muslim architecture?
Dome of the Rock or Hagia Sophia
Which two cities are most sacred to Muslims?
Mecca and Medina
What is journey all Muslims must take at least once in their lifetime to Mecca?
What is the hajj
Name and describe the two Islamic sects
What is Sunni (any devout Muslim can be caliph) and Shia (only a descendant of Muhammad can be caliph)
Which European ethnic group turned back the Muslim advance at Tours?
What is the Franks
From whom did the Arabic culture adapt their numeral system?
What is India
List the 3 / 5 Pillars
(Don't Have To Use The Exact Words)
What is 1. devotion to the one true God, 2. pray 5x a day facing Mecca, 3. Charity, 4. Fast during Ramadan, 5. Hajj
What is the most sacred structure in Islam, which followers pray toward five times a day (in Mecca)?
What is the Kaaba
What areas (Must Get 3 / 4) did Islam spread to?
What is North Africa, Middle East (Mesopotamia/Middle East), Spain, and central Asia
Which group of conquerors swept in a conquered the Islamic empire at Baghdad?
What is the Mongols
What city is the Dome of the Rock located?
What is Jerusalem
Name two Islamic empires (names of ruling families)
What is Umayyad, Abbasid