Origins of Islam
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
What is the Muslim version of the Bible?
Korean (Qur'an)
Many of these Muslim places of worship were created during this period.
Mosques
What animal made trans-Saharan trade possible?
camel
What country is Baghdad the capital of today?
Iraq
In what region of the world did Islam originate?
Middle East
What was Muhammad's escape from Mecca (to Medina) called?
Hijra
This city became a center of commerce and intellectural achievements.
Baghdad
Identify the two products that dominated West African and Trans-Saharan trade.
Gold and salt
What was one reason for the decline of the Islamic Empire.
Mongol invaders(nomads from Central Asia); power struggles, ...
Name two other monotheistic religions.
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism (generally)
Jihad
Identify 2 areas of advancements during this period.
Math, science, literature
What city became a center for trade in West Africa?
Timbuktu
What Indian Empire experienced a golden age similar to Islam, with advances in math and science?
Gupta
Where did Muhammad take his pilgrimage to and from because he was being persecuted?
Mecca to Medina
Identify legal code of Muslims (not the Qur'an)
Sharia
Under which caliphate did Islam reach its Golden Age?
Abbasid
Identify the three main West African Kingdoms, in order of size (smallest to largest)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Name two other religions that have a moral code - name them.
Buddhism - Eightfold Path
Christianity/Judaism - Ten Commandments
What two sects of Islam were created as a result of a disagreement over who should succeed Muhammad?
Sunni and Shi'ites (Shia)
Identify the 5 Pillars
1-One God - Allah
2-Pray 5 times a day (facing Mecca)
3-Fast during Ramadan
4-Alms to poor
5-Hajj to Mecca (if possible)
Identify two reasons for the spread of Islam?
1-trade networks (Europe - Asia)-road systems, location, inventions (paper, camel saddles, triangular sails)
2-tax on non-Muslims
3-Military - weak enemies (ex: Persians exhausted from fighting with Byzantine Empire); Muslims - nomadic/ jihad
4-Egalitarian - appealed to many - not forced to convert
5-Mansa Musa - spread to W. Africa
Identify two impacts of Mansa Musa's Hajj to Mecca.
1-Timbuktu - becomes center of trade
2-Creates inflation in Cairo, Egypt (spends so much in gold)
3-Spreads Islam to West Africa (increase in mosques)
While Islam is an egalitarian religion, what other religion that we have learned about is not?
Hinduism (caste system)