Religion
Name the Major religion that started in Arabia
Islam
Asia
Did the Islamic Empire begin BEFORE or AFTER the fall of Rome?
AFTER
Is Islam polytheistic or monotheistic?
Monotheistic
Muhammed
What city did muhammed go to when he fled Mecca?
Medina
What is the name of a famous Islamic Mosque that was also once a Christian church and is currently also a museum?
Name of the group of religions christianity, islam, and judaism belong to
Abrahamic
What is an Islamic place of worship?
Mosque
Three geographic features of arabia
Desert
Oasis
mountain
sea
What form of government were the Islamic Empires?
Theocratic Monarchy (combined religion with government ruled by a king/emperor)
What is an imam?
A spiritual leader in islam
What is the sacred book of islam? why is it sacred
Qu'ran (because it is the word of allah)
What three continents did the islamic empire expand into?
Asia, africa, europe
Name three capital cities of the Islamic Empire.
Medina, Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Istanbul (Constantinople)
What disney movie is based off of the Arabian peninsula
Alladin
List the five pillars of islam
Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca.
Declare that Allah is the only god; Muhammad is his messenger.
Fast during Ramadan.
Give 2.5% of wealth to charity.
Visit Mecca at least once.
Provide three ways that humans have learned to live in the Arabian Desert
Camels - transportation, meat / milk, fabric, etc.
Towns around oases
Clothing - white, lightweight, loose-fitting, long
Travel in caravans
Utilizing the date palm - food, fuel, building materials, rope
Name three achievements (math, science, etc.) of the Islamic scholars.
Better maps of the world were made
They used the astrolabe to figure out where their location in the world was and which direction Mecca was
They created algebra.
Created a required test for doctors to take
Figured out how blood circulates through our bodies
Discovered how to diagnose and treat smallpox
Used the stars to calculate time and their location
Wrote a medical encyclopedia of drugs; wrote descriptions of diseases
What are the two groups mus.lims have seperated into?
Sunni/ shi'a