Vocab Terms
Foundation of Islam
Five Pillars of Islam (provide the English translation)
Rise of the Caliphates
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100

The piece of land in the Middle East that is home to the Arab people; contains the modern-day Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, etc.

Arabian Peninsula

100

Early Arabs were organized into tribes ruled by _______________.

Sheikhs 

100

Shahada

Declaration of Faith

100

Empires in the Muslim world are known as ______________.

Caliphates

100

Which Middle Eastern country (from our map quiz) has the largest population?

Egypt (113M)

200

The name of the supreme god of early Arabs; the only god in Islam.

Allah

200

Arabs trace their ancestry to ___________ and his son Ishmael.

Abraham 

200

Salah

Prayer

200

Caliphates are ruled by ___________.

Caliphs

200

Which Middle Eastern country (from our map quiz) has the smallest population?

Bahrain (1.3M)

300

The founder of Islam; the final prophet of the faith.

Muhammad

300

City where Muhammad founded Islam.

Mecca (Makkah)

300

Zakat

Alms-giving (donation to the poor)

300

After Muhammad's death, Islam split into two main branches: _____________ and _____________.

Shi'a and Sunni

300

Which Middle Eastern country (from our map quiz) has the largest population of Christians?

Egypt (10-15M)

400

Elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire.

Janissaries

400
According to Muslim beliefs, this angel visited Muhammad to give him the words of Allah.

Gabriel

400

Sawm

Fasting (during Ramadan)
400

___________ Muslims believe that only the descendants of Ali should have been named Caliph.

Shi'a

400

Which Middle Eastern country (from our map quiz) has the smallest Christian population?

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman (all tied with an estimated 10 or less)

500

Law code developed by Muslims following the examples of Muhammad.

Shari'ah Law

500

The name of the wealthy widow that Muhammad married before founding Islam.

Khadija

500

Hajj

Pilgrimage to Mecca

500

_______________ Muslims make up the large majority of the Muslim population in the world today (~83%).

Sunni

500

Closest guess wins -- how many people make the Hajj to Mecca each year?

2,269,145 (based on 2000-2019 estimates)

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