It means "submission to the will of Allah" in Arabic
What is Islam?
100
special religious tax
What is Alms?
100
Abu-Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali were this.
Who are "rightly guided" caliphs?
100
The largest city; Abbadsid's capital. It is formed by three circular, protective walls.
What is Baghdad?
100
Place where scholars of different cultures and beliefs could translate over to Arabic.
What is the House of Wisdom?
200
It means "one who has submitted" in Arabic
What is a Muslim?
200
Muslims who are physically and financially able to take a trip to Mecca must go at least once
What is Pilgrimage?
200
Because of the persecutions of people in the Byzantine or Sassanid rule, and because of the message of hope and equality that Islam brought, this happened.
Why were Muslims successful conquerors?
200
It used to be the leading city and the cultural center of Islamic learning
What is Damascus?
200
A collection of fairy tales, parables, and legends. It links to India and Persia, yet Muslim people had added and arranged the stories.
What is The Thousand and One Nights?
300
Islamic house of worship
What is a mosque?
300
Facing towards Mecca, Muslims do this five times a day
What is Prayer?
300
Christians and Jews are fine as long as they paid the poll tax.
How were conquered people treated?
300
Consisted of born-Muslims (upper class), converts to Islam (second class), "protected people" (third class), and slaves (lowest class)
What are the Four Social Classes?
300
Popular form of art used since images of living things are adverse. The art of beautiful handwriting.
What is calligraphy?
400
The holy book of the Muslims
What is the Qur'an?
400
"There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
What is Faith?
400
Muslims split off mostly into these two groups due to disagreement on election of leaders.
What is Sunni and Shi'a?
400
Originally they were able to engage in public life and have an education, but now they are becoming more and more isolated in their lives: wearing a veil in public.
What is the life of a Muslim woman?
400
Persian scholar who is greatest physician of the Muslim world between 500 CE and 1500 CE. Wrote the Comprehensive Book and the Treatise on Smallpox and Measles.
Who is al-Razi?
500
system of law for Muslims
What is shari'a?
500
During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims do this between dawn and sunset
What is Fasting?
500
Caliphate formed by Shi'a Muslims claiming descent from Muhammad's daughter
Who is Fatimid?
500
Cities that grew around power centers. The capital of Umayyad, Fatimid, and Israel.
Where are Cordoba, Cairo, and Jerusalem?
500
Muslim philosopher who tried to blend Aristotle's and Plato's views of philosophy with Islam's