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Islamic Beliefs
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This is the name of the city where Muhammad was born and where all Muslims make a pilgrimage to:
What is Mecca
100
The Islamic Religion believes that _______ is their god and ______________ is his prophet.
What is Allah and Muhammad
100

Mia Driss knows The emperor of the Mughal Empire built this tomb, which is an architectural wonder, for his wife.

What is the Taj Mahal?

100
What are the acts of worship required by all Muslims?
What are the 5 Pillars?
100
Muslims believed that ___________ was a holy art because they used it to write the Qur'an.
calligraphy
200
When Muhammad fled Mecca because of the persecution he was facing, he fled to this city __________ (also in the Arabian Peninsula).
What is Medina?
200

There are 2 main Holy Books of Islam. The main holy book is called the __________ and is thought to be  the exact word of ___________.

What are the Qur'an and Allah

200

Grayson easily knew that the greatest leader of the Ottoman Empire was _______________________ who was known for being devoted to Islam.

Mehmed the Conqueror

200

Emilia says that The second pillar of Islam is prayer. Muslims must pray _____ times a day in the direction of ________ and must ______ before they pray.

5; Mecca; wash

200

Leo Mamajanian says Islamic architecture commonly used these architectural structures __________ in their churches. These same structures were used by the Romans in many of their buildings.

What are domes?

300

Draco was wondering whycEarly Islamic civilizations had to settle around __________ because they needed sources of water in the desert! Most people were either sedentary or _________ (people who moved around).

oasis; nomads

300
Muslim churches are called _________.
What are mosques?
300

In 1453, Mehmed conquered the city of _______________ and changed the name to _______________.

Constantinople and Istanbul

300

Stollery knows the fourth pillar of Islam requires Muslims to fast for the entire month of ___________. Fasting means to go without __________.

Ramadan; Food

300
A ____________ is a common feature of Islamic architecture. It is a tall tower attached to a mosque. 
What is a minaret
400
Muhammad's birthplace (As well as the starting place of Christianity and Judaism) is located on this landform: __________ __________. The father of these 3 religions is said to be the same man: _____________.
What is the Arabian Peninsula and Abraham
400
Muhammad became a prophet of Allah when this happened _______________________.
What is an angel appeared to Muhammad and told him to Recite the word of Allah;
400

Javaheri learned that Mehmed used these 2 types of "weapons" to help him conquer Constantinople. One was to help break down the city walls and the other was a highly trained army of ______________.

cannons and janissaries or kidnapped Christian kids

400

Oleg is very familiar with the 5th pillar is a pilgrimage to the city of _________. This pilgrimage is called a ______.

Mecca; hajj

400

Mr. Wright knows why Islamic artists use geometric patterns instead of people and animals in their artwork.

What is because only Allah was believed to be able to create animals and humans.

500

Mia Holovchenko did not know that the Arabian Peninsula is sometimes called the ___________ of the world because it is in between 3 continents: _______, _________, and ________ so a lot of people traveled through there to trade.

What is the crossroads; Europe, Africa, and Asia

500
After Muhammad's death, Muslims disagreed over ________________ and split into 2 branches: _________ and _________.
What is who should lead; Sunni and Shia.
500

Guy knows that Mehmed got rid of all the Christian __________ in Constantinople and turned them into ____________.

churches; mosques

500

Winston can name ALL 5 pillars of Islam. Can you?

saying there is only 1 g'd

praying 5 times a day

charity

fasting during ramadan and...

traveling to mecca at least once on a hajj

500

Esther knows what is the purpose of a minaret; What language did people of the Arabian Peninsula speak?

Call for prayer; Arabic