Byzantine Empire
Muhammad
Islam
5 Pillars
Vocab/Dates
100

Justinian married ________ in ________ AD.

Theodora

523 AD

100

Muhammad preached against some of the Arabs for their bad moral behavior such as _____________

idolatry

mistreating their wives

drinking/gambling

100

Muhammad was succeeded by his friend __________.

Abu Bakr

100

Muslims fast during the month of __________. They do not eat from _____________.

Ramadan

Sunrise to sunset


100

622 AD

Hegira (Night flight of Muhammad)

200

St. John Chrysostom was nicknamed _____________ because of his great gift of ____________.

golden mouth

preaching

200

Muhammad was born in the year _________.

570 AD

200

A sermon within the Koran

sura

200

Every Muslim is required to do this once in their life

Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)

200

A Muslim place of worship

Mosque

300

5 Patriarchates (religious centers) of the Early Church

Rome

Jerusalem

Alexandria

Antioch

Constantinople

300

Muhammad's first wife was __________.

He said that men could have ___________ wives (though he had more)

Kadijah

4

300

Explain 4 similarities between Christianity and Islam

Various answers

300

First Pillar

Belief in Allah and Muhammad as his prophet

300

to remove a ruler from power

depose

400

St. John Chrysostom was named bishop of ________ in _________ AD.

Constantinople

398

400

Muhammad fled from ________ to __________ in 622.

Mecca

Medina

400

Explain 5 differences between Christianity and Islam

Various answers

400

This pillar is considered necessary for salvation

Almsgiving

400

Muhammad returns and conquers Mecca

630 AD

500

Justinian was known for rebuilding the  __________.

Hagia Sophia

500

Muhammad claimed to have a vision of the Angel ___________. He was commanded to __________

Gabriel

Read

500

A succesor of Muhammad

Caliph

500

Prayer ________ times a _______. (Facing _________)

5

Day

Mecca

500

The temple Muslims believe Abraham built and in which he placed a black rock given to Adam by God

Kaaba