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Islamic Beliefs
Islamic Empires
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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 remembers that 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. This one is thought to be the exact word of Allah:__________ and this one is a guide to how to behave based off of Muhammad's life: _________.
What are the Qur'an and the Sunnah
200

Winton announced to the entire class that _______________ the Magnificent was considered the greatest leader of the Ottoman Empire. He led them to great wealth and great cultural achievements...and never wore the same thing twice!

Suleyman

200

Oleg memorized 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

Mr. Wright knows 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

Lexy stollery studied early Islamic civilizations had to settle around __________ because they needed sources of water in the desert!

oasis

300

Leo told everyone that Muslim churches are called _________.

What are mosques?

300

Draco learned that the ______________ used cultural blending to bring the _______ Empire to their Golden Age (a time of great achievements).

Who is the Shah Abbas and Safavid

300
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

Mia Holovchenko 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

Emilia knew 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
_________________________ was the leader of the Ottoman Empire (a Muslim Empire). He conquered the Byzantine Empire in 1453 using cannons and Christian children he had kidnapped and retrained as soldiers. He renamed Constantinople to this _______ and changed all the churches to mosques.
Who is Mehmed the Conqueror and Istanbul?
400
The 5th pillar is a pilgrimage to the city of _________. This pilgrimage is called a ______.
Mecca; hajj
400
Why do 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
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

Grayson told the class that after Muhammad's death, Muslims disagreed over ________________ and split into 2 branches: _________ and _________.

What is who should lead; Sunni and Shia.

500

Javaheri told the entire class that art and architecture is influenced by...

Religion... duh!

500

Esther can name all 5 pillars of Islam. Can you?

pray 5 times a day

travel to mecca at least once in a hajj

fast during ramadan

charity 

say that there is only 1 g'd

500

Cayden knows the purpose of a minaret which is? What language did people of the Arabian Peninsula speak?

Call for prayer; Arabic