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What do they call the sacred book of Islam?
the Quran
__________ is Arabic for God.
Allah
Makkah is located in
Saudi Arabia (Madinah)
"Struggle in the way of God".
Jihad
The Mongols were what type of people?
Pastoral nomads
Islam is _____________, they believe in only one God.
monotheistic
Refraining from food and drink from dawn to sunset through the month of Ramadan.
Fasting
Which country became the new center of the Islamic civilization after the fall of the Islamic Empire?
Egypt
Most of the people in Iraq and neighboring Iran consider themselves to be __________.
Shiites
What did the Mongols do in 1258?
They destroyed Baghdad
The first person that Muhammad converted into Islam was ___________________.
his wife, Khadija
A law code that was developed by the Muslim scholars.
Shari'ah
A legendary Arab leader who destroyed the Christian forces and invaded Jerusalem in 1187.
Saladin
Pastoral nomads lived along the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa during the eighth century, and they were conquered and converted by the Arab armies.
Berbers
Muslim houses of worship.
Mosques
_______ was the angel of God who gave Muhammad a message.
Gabriel
One of the Five Pillars of Islam is to make __________________ to Makkah at least once in your lifetime.
pilgrimage
Most Muslims that exist today belong to which religious group?
Sunnis
Ruler and leader, or successor to Muhammad
caliph
Who was the brother of Genghis Khan?
Hulegu
Finish the sentence
Islam means " _____ _______ __________ __ ___ ____ __ _____".
peace through submission to the will of Allah
What will happen if you follow The Five Pillars of Islam?
You will be guaranteed a place in eternal paradise.
The Iranian Revolution of 1978-1979 in the Middle East led to an increase in Shiism, under which ruler?
Ayatollah Khomeini
In 661, the general _________, the governor of Syria and one of Ali's chief rivals, became caliph.
Mu'awiyah
In 1258, under the leadership of Hulegu, the Mongols seized __________ and _______________.
Persia, Mesopotamia