Muhammad’s successors spread Islam
Who became the first Coliph?
Abu-Bakr
Why did a civil war start?
Uthman was murdered.
What did the Abbasids do when they came into power?
They killed the remaining Umayyad family members.
What empire did the Muslim empire match with?
Tang empire in China.
What is Almsgiving?
Giving to the poor.
Who did Muslims call the people of the book?
Christians and Jews
Where was the capital moved to?
Damascus
What group moved the capital to Baghdad?
The Abbasids
What was the cultural center of Islamic learning?
Damascus
How many time dos a Muslim pray?
5
What does coliph mean?
Successor or deputy
What would a Sunni do?
Follow Muhammad’s examples.
What were the two major sea trading networks?
Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean
Where was al-Mansur’s capital?
The West Bank or the Tigris river.
What is the holiday where Muslims fast during the day?
Ramadan
Who was the second coliph?
Umar
What would a Sufi do?
Reject a luxurious life.
What language did Muslim traders need to know?
Arabic
What did the wife of a poor husband do?
Help him in the fields.
What is a Hajj?
A pilgrimage to Mecca.
Why did the people rely on an ancient tribal custom to pick a coliph?
Muhammad didn’t make anyone a successor before he died.
What does Shia mean?
The party of Ali
What did they do to encourage the flow of trade?
They made banks.
What did the wife of a wealthy husband do?
Stay at the house and supervise it and its servants.
What do people say to become Muslims?
“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger” in Arabic