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What is the Muslim holy book called?
The Quran
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Muslims pray how may times a day?
5 times a day
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Who moved the people who believed in Allah from Makkah to Yathrib (Medina)?
Muhammed
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Muslims pray facing where?
Makkah.
100
Why do women wear many layers of clothing in Islam?
If a women's body part is shown in Islam then the women will get a sin.
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What is an oasis?
Green areas feed by underground water.
200
Why did Muhammed go back to his old town Makkah with his strong army?
He went back to give the rich a lesson about them disagreeing to not share their goods with the poor.
200
Who were the four rightly guided caliphs?
Abu Bakr, Umar,Utman,and Ali
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The Umayyad caliphs ruled from what city in Islam?
Damascus
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When the Muslims pray in the Kaaba, what object do they believe that takes away their sins?
They believe a stone takes away their sins?
300
What are mosques
Muslim houses of worship.
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How are conquered people treated in Islam.
They have to pay special taxes,they have to practice the Muslim language, and they also don't get the very best jobs.
300
Who was Mamum?
Mamum was an abbasid caliph who founded the house of wisdom.
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What does Islam mean?
"Surrendering to the will of Allah."
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What is the difference between the Sunnis and the Shittes?
The Shittes believed that every caliph should be related to Muhammed, while the Sunnis believed that the people related to the Umayyad should be the next caliphs.
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What is a bazaar?
A marketplace.
400
Name the three caliphs that came after the Abbasids
The Seljuk Turks,the Ottomans, and the Moguls.
400
What do bedouins do? Where do they live? How do they survive?
Bedouins go from oasis to oasis. They live in tents. How they survive is they eat dried fruits and nuts, drink milk,water( if they find an oasis),but they RARELY eat meat because their animals are to valuable.
400
What is Tajmahan?When was it built?What is this building part of?
Tajmahan is a tomb built for the wife of Mogul ruler Shah Jahan. It was built in 1629. It was one of the 7 wonders of the world
400
The moguls let who practice their religion?
The Hindus
500
What is the sunna?
The sunna is a law code which had Muhammed's words and deeds in it, it covered the daily basis of every Muslim, and it had nothing to do with Allah's words or deeds.
500
What are the five pillars of Islam? Explain the five pillars.
1.) Belief-No god but Allah,Muhammed as is prophet. 2.)Prayer-5 times a day facing Makkah. 3.)Charity-Give to the poor. 4.)Fasting.) During the Ramadan holiday( they don't eat from dawn to dusk.) 5.) Pilgrimage-Muslims should at least visit Makkah once in their lifetime.
500
Who was Ibn Khaldun?
Ibn Khaldun was a historian,geographer, sociologist,politician.
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What became the new capital of Islam when the Abbasids were ruling.
Baghdad.
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The people who were conquered wanted to get out of special tax. So the conquered people changed their language to what? The word Arabic now meant someone who what?
The conquered people changed their language to Arabic. The word Arabic now meant someone who spoke Arabic,not some citizen from Arabia.