Vocab
graceful and forceful speech
eloquence
Birth of Muhammad
570 AD
The nickname of St. John Chrysostom
Golden Mouth
Muhammad's message was ____________.
"There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet"
The holy book of Islam
Koran
a violent shaking of the body
convulsion
Death of Muhammad
632 AD
Birthplace of St. John Chysostom
Antioch
Muhammad's occupation prior to his claimed visions
Cattle driver
A successor of Muhammad is called a
caliph
a Muslim holy war
Jihad
The Hegira
622 AD
Wife of Justinian
Theodora
Cities Muhammad left and went to during the Hegira
Mecca to Medina
The sermons of Muhammad are called
suras
Arabic word meaning "submission" or "complete obedience" or "total surrender"
Islam
Arabs conquer Jerusalem
638 AD
Year that the Hagia Sophia was finished
535 AD
List some of the moral teachings of Muhammad
Not eat the meat of pigs, not drink alcohol, show justice to the poor and weak, outlawed abortion
The 5 pillars of Islam
1. Belief in 1 God
2. Prayer 5 times a day
3. Fast of Ramadan
4. Almsgiving
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca
a successor of Muhammad
caliph
Charles Martel holds off Muslim invasion of Europe
732 AD
What was Justinian's greatest goal?
Restoring the Roman Empire to its previous glory
The first successor of Muhammad
Abu Bakr
The two biggest Islamic groups (sects)
Shi'ites and Sunnis