Key Terms
Allah
What is the God of Islam?
Testify to "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
What is Faith?
Jihad means "striving" and can refer to the inner struggle against evil.
What does Jihad mean?
They had more economic and property rights, but they were also expected to submit to men. There responsibilities varied with the income of their husbands.
What is the role of women?
Muslim philosopher who said Greek philosophy and Islam had the same goal.
Who is Ibn Rushd?
Islam in Arabic means "submission to the will of Allah".
What does Islam mean in Arabic?
Five times a day Muslims face towards Mecca and pray.
What is prayer?
A trading network through which the Muslim empire could engage in sea trade with the rest of the world.
What is the Muslim Trade Network?
People of Muslim birth, people that convert to Islam, the "protected people", and the slaves.
What is the four social classes?
Muslim physician who wrote the Comprehensive Book and Treatise on Smallpox and Measles.
Who is al-Razi?
One who has submitted.
What does Muslim mean in Arabic?
Giving money for the poor through a special religious tax.
What is Alms?
A check that could be exchanged for cash at a bank.
What is a sakk?
Object used to calculate time of day or year by aligning rings with various stars.
What is the Armillary Sphere?
Muslim mathematician who created algebra.
Who is Al-Khwarizmi?
Hijrah
What is the 200 mile long migration to Yathrib known as?
During Ramadan you may not eat or drink between dawn and sunset.
What is Fasting?
1. Muslim armies were well designed and expertly commanded
2. The persecuted welcomed Muslim invaders
3.The weakness of other empires
What are the reasons for success?
Opened the House of Wisdom.
What did Caliph al Ma'mum do?
Muslim mathematician who wrote the Optics.
Who is Ibn al-Haytham?
Caliph
What is the title that means "successor or deputy"?
Perform the hajj to Mecca at least once in your life.
What is Pilgrimage?
Muslims allowed people to follow their own religion and they paid a poll tax each year in exchange for exemption of military duties.
What is treatment of conquered people?
A tool used to calculate time, celestial events, and relative position.
What is the astrolabe?
Jewish physician and philosopher who wrote The Guide for the Perplexed.
Who is Moses Ben Maimonides?