Expansion
Reasons for Success
Conquest
Famous Muslims
Division
100
They spread Islam to other lands in the FIRST phase of Muslim expansions.
Arab armies
100
The empires that had declined, helping Muslim rule spread.
What are the Byzantine and Persian empires?
100
Central Asian people who migrated into Muslim lands in the 900s.
Who are the Turks?
100
The first leader of the Muslim people
Who is Muhammad?
100
The group of Muslims who form the majority sect.
Who are the Sunnis?
200
They spread Islam to other lands in the SECOND phase of Muslim expansion.
What is non-Arab armies
200
Two skills held by the Arab armies that helped them conquer other lands.
What are fighting on horseback and striking quickly in the harsh desert.
200
Fierce warriors who spread Islam into Central Asia and western China.
Who are Mongols?
200
The first caliph of Islam
Who is Abu Bakr?
200
The group of Muslims who form the largest minority sect.
Who are the Shiites?
300
They spread Islam to other lands in the THIRD phase of Muslim expansion.
What are merchants and missionaries?
300
Two character traits of the Arab warriors that helped them succeed against apponents.
What are energy and religious zeal?
300
A country that no longer exists, north of Arabia, conquered by Umar ibn al-Khattab, the 2nd caliph
What is Mesopotamia?
300
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Who is the caliph to take Islam to nearby lands?
300
How many Muslims are Arabs today?
What is less than 20%
400
The Banner under which Arab warriors fought, meaning to "holy struggle".
What is jihad?
400
Arabs generally allowed conquered people to keep their existing __________________.
What are customs and beliefs.
400
The country with the highest Muslim population.
What is Indonesia?
400
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Who is the caliph who captured Damascus?
400
The main cause of the split between the biggest Muslims sects.
What is politics?
500
Groups respected by Muslims as "people of the book".
Who are Christians and Jews?
500
The two downsides of not being a Muslim under Muslim rule.
What is paying a poll tax and not having the same legal status?
500
The number of Muslims living in the United States.
What is several million?
500
There is one God, the word of God is in the Qur'an, and the Five Pillars are guidelines to a proper life.
What do all Muslims accept?
500
How the Sunnis view the caliph.
What is a leader, not a religious authority.
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