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Arabian Peninsula
Founding of Islam
Quran, Sunna, and Islam
Spread of Islam
Achievements
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Describe the Arabian peninsula.
It's hot, dry, and mostly desert
100
Who brought Islam to the Arabian Peninsula?
Muhammad
100
What is Quran?
the holy book of Islam
100
What are the ways Islam was spread?
Conquest, trade, and preaching
100
What branch of math was founded by Muslims?
Algebra
200
What is an oasis?
A green area in a desert fed by an underground water source.
200
Who were the first to follow Muhammad?
The poor
200
What is the Sunna?
Customs based on Muhammad's words and deeds
200
Why did Muslim armies conquer others?
To spread Islam
200
What branch of science was founded by Muslims?
Chemistry
300
Describe Makkah
A city that was a crossroads for trade routes on the Arabian Peninsula.
300
What were Muhammad's messages?
To surrender to the will of Allah Give to the poor Kindness is more important than wealth
300
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
300
How did Arabs treat those that they conquered?
They let them practice their own religion and customs
300
What is a famous Muslim piece of literature?
The Thousand and One Nights
400
What is a caravan?
group of traveling merchants and animals
400
Where did Muhammad establish an Islamic State?
Medinah
400
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all have this in common
They are all monotheistic
400
Arabs were successful in conquering others...
because they were friendly towards other religions and cultures
400
What did Muslims discover about diseases?
that they spread from person to person
500
Name a body of water that touches the Arabian Peninsula.
Red Sea, Persian Gulf, or Arabian Sea
500
Why did Muhammad leave Makkah?
Muhammad and his followers were treated poorly.
500
Name 3 Islamic prophets?
Muhammad, Abraham, and Moses
500
What was the purpose of the Islamic Empire
To uphold and spread Islam
500
What did Muslims discover about the body?
That blood circulates to and from the heart