What is the last prophet of Islam, born into a clan of a powerful Meccan family, a man interested in religion, and orphaned at age 6
100
The first class
What is Muslims at birth
100
Several practical reasons for supporting the advancement in science were…
What is
1) rulers wanted qualified physicians treating their ills
2) astronomers and mathematicians were needed to calculate the time of prayer
3) astronomers and mathematicians were also needed to for navigating the direction where Mecca was in a specific location
(To fulfill three of the five pillars of Islam)
200
Caliph
What is successor or deputy
200
Capitol of Fatimid Empire
What is Cairo
200
It was easy to spread the religion of Islam to the Sassanid and Byzantine Empire because_____________ (more than one answer)
What is
1) the Muslim armies were well disciplined and expertly commanded
2) the people in those empires that were persecuted welcomed invaders and their cause and chose to accept Islam
3) people were attracted by the appeal by the message of Islam (offered equality and hope in this world)
4) attracted by the economic benefit for Muslims of not having to pay a poll tax
200
Second class
What is converts to Islam
200
The House of Wisdom was…
What is a combination of a library, translation center, and academy where scholars of different beliefs and cultures united with other to translate Greek, Indian, Persian, and other texts into Arabic
300
Sakks
What is a letter of credit; the first form of checks
300
Capitol of second Umayyad Empire
What is Cordoba
300
The five pillars of Islam were__________ (list the 5)
What is fasting, prayer, pilgrimage, alms, and faith
300
Third class and the specific groups in it
What is "protected people" (Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians)
300
The books, The Comprehensive Book and Treatise on Smallpox and Measles was written by…
What is al-Razi
400
Definition of Sunna
What is an Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad
400
The relocated of the first Umayyad caliphate
What is Damascus
400
The split between the Muslim Empire was because________
What is Muhammad did not name a successor, nor did he tell his followers how to choose the next successor
400
Fourth class
What is slaves who were prisoners of war and non-Muslims
400
The book stating "the art of bringing together unknowns to match a known quantity" was written by _______ and his technique was called ________
What is AlKhwarizmi/al-jabr (algebra)
500
What is a word for striving in Arabic
What is jihad
500
City directly north of Mecca
What is Medina
500
The "people of the book" were _________ and they were called this because _________
What is Jews and Christians/ each religion has a holy book with similar teachings to those of the Qur'an
500
DAILY DOUBLE
A wife who was married to a poor man had to…
What is work in the field with her husband
500
The book that revolutionized ideas about vision was written by __________, it's name is ____________, and this book was used in developing _______________
What is Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), Optics, lenses for telescopes and microscopes