Vocabulary (Word)
Vocabulary (Definitions)
History of Islam
5 Pillars
Achievements in Islamic Civilization
100
A sacred religious site
shrine
100
preach
Deliver a religious message
100
Where was Muhammad forced to go after he was exiled by powerful leaders in Mecca?
Medina
100
Faith
There is one god (Allah) and Muhammad is his prophet. 
100
When did Islamic civilization experience a period of great achievement in the arts and sciences?
700s-1200s
200
A Muslim house of worship. 
Mosque
200
Migration
movement from one place to another
200
What happened to the idols at Ka'bah and what did he do to it?
Destroyed the idols and turned it into a mosque.
200
Pray 5 times a day, facing Mecca. 
Prayer
200
What language were ancient Greek works translated into?
Arabic
300
Repeated aloud.
Recited.
300
Caliphs. 
Heads of Muslim community. 
300
After the fourth caliph was killed, which group took over? 
Umayyads
300
Alms
Giving to the poor and needy.
300
Where did scholars get their knowledge of math, astronomy, history, and medicine from? 
Persia and India
400
Trade
Commerce
400
Scholars. 
People of great learning. 
400
Which group opposed the Umayyad caliphs because they were NOT relatives of Muhammad? 
Shi'a
400
No eating/drinking between sunrise and sunset during the month of Ramadan. 
Fasting
400
Where did the ancient Greek translations (into Arabic) make their way to? 
Western Europe
500
Did very well, grew. 
Flourished. 
500
Literature
Written materials
500
Who defeated the Umayyads and took power in 750?
Abbasids
500
Pilgrimage
Make a journey to Mecca at least once in a lifetime.
500
What led to the decline of Islamic civilization in the 1200s? 
Poor leadership and invasions by Europeans and Mongols. 
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