Vocabulary
The Holy Book of Islam
The Quran
The Founder of Islam
Muhammad Claimed he Heard a Message from
The Angel Gabriel
There was No Violence in Mecca because it was Declared this
A Sanctuary
The Abrahamic Religions are
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
The Most Sacred Temple of Islam, Located at Mecca
The Kaaba
This Region is the Birthplace of the Islamic Civilization
The Arabian Peninsula
The People of this City Doubted Muhammad when He Started Preaching to Them
Mecca
1. Merchants traveling to and from Mecca spreading the word
2. Missionaries spreading the word
3. Islamic Civilization conquering other areas
Nomads that Settled in the Arabian Peninsula
Bedouins
A Successor to Muhammad as Political and Religious Leader of the Muslims
Caliph
Muhammad Traveled Here after Leaving Mecca
Medina
Muhammad Claimed he was the Descendant of
Abraham
Two Reasons why the Islamic Expansion was Successful
1. Motivated leaders
2. Strong military
3. Weak foes
4. People were looking for a new religion
5. Islam's message of equality had wide appeal
6. Conquered people could maintain their religion
Muhammad's cousin, 4th caliph, second person ever to convert to Islam
Ali ibn Abi Talib
The Pilgrimage to Mecca
The Hajj
The First four Rulers of the Islamic World After the Death of Muhammad
Islam is This Type of Religion
Monotheistic
Two Effects of the Islamic Spread are
1. Old trade networks between Africa
and Eurasia were revived
2. Centers of learning flourished in Cairo, Baghdad, and Cordoba
(Spain)
3. Arabic becomes the shared language of Muslims
4.Mecca becomes the "international" city for Muslims
The Five Pillars of Islam are (name two)
Declaration of faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage
A Branch of Islam Whose Members Acknowledge the First Four Caliphs as the Rightful Successors of Muhammad
Sunni
An Islamic Dynasty Based on Succession Rather than Election following the Rightly Guided Caliphs. Continued Advances in the Kingdom, Venturing as far as China in the East.
The Umayyad Dynasty
Muhammad's Migration from Mecca to Medina
The Hijrah
Three Achievements of the Islamic Civilization are
1. Hospitals
2. Banking System
3. Astronomy
4. Algebra
5. Herbal medicines and pharmacies
Two Reasons why we Study the Islam Civilization are
1. It was one of the largest empires in the history of the world
2. t shows the power that religion held (and continues to
hold) in world politics and history
3. It is one of the major causes of world tension during the
Middle Ages