Founder & Beliefs
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Beliefs
Time to break up
Empires
100
The Founder of Islam.
Who was Muhammad?
100
Christians might worship at a church. Jews might worship at a synagogue. Muslims might worship here.
What is a mosque?
100
Followers of THIS RELIGION are called Muslims.
What is Islam?
100
This person was the first Caliph or successor to Muhammed in 632 CE.
Who was Abu Bakr?
100
This was the first major Islamic empire.
Who was the Umayyad caliphate?
200
The sacred text of Islam.
What is the Quran?
200
Al-Khwarizmi, a Muslim Scholar, pioneered the study of this during the Abbasid Caliphate.
What is Algebra?
200
All Muslims follow basic beliefs called this.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
200
This caused the schism or split in Islam into the two major denominations of Islam today.
Who would succeed Muhammad?
200
This dynasty succeeded the Umayyad caliphate after capturing Damascus in 750.
Who was the Abbasid caliphate?
300
This is an important Holy City in Islam because the founder was born there.
What is Mecca?
300
The remains of the Ottoman Empire are THIS MODERN DAY COUNTRY.
What is Turkey?
300
Muslims pray this many times a day.
What is 5?
300
These are the two major denominations of Muslims.
Who are Shiites and Sunnis?
300
In 1258, these people burned and looted Baghdad, ending the Abbasid dynasty.
Who were the Mongols?
400
According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad
became a prophet at 40 when he was asked by an angel to become _________ _________ .
What is God's Messenger?
400
Constantinople became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great.
It was RENAMED THIS and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
What is Istanbul?
400
This is a body of laws that interprets the Quran and applies religious principles to legal situations.
What is Sharia Law?
400
Shiites believe that Muhammad’s successors must be this.
Who are the descendants of his son-in-law, Ali?
400
By the early 1500s, the Safavids united an empire in Persia, this modern-day country.
What is Iran?
500
This was Muhammad's job before he became a religious prophet.
What is a merchant?
500
This is the holiest Islamic site.
What is the Kaaba?
500
List the Five Pillars.
1) Declaration of Faith
2) Praying five times a day
3) Giving charity to the poor
4) Fasting during their holy month (Ramadan)
5) Making the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, if a person is able
500
Today, about 90 percent of Muslims belong to this denomination.
Who are Sunni Muslims?
500
This empire remained the largest and most powerful in Europe and the Middle East from 1299 to 1922 CE.
Who was the Ottoman Empire?