Foundations
People and Places
Wild Card
Culture
100
What religion believes in Allah and has the Quran as a holy book?
Islam
100
Who founded Islam?
Muhammad
100
What is the Arabic word for God?
Allah
100
Which type of meat can Muslims not eat?
Pork
200
Where was Islam started?
Arabia
200
Muslims pray _____ times a day
5
200
What is a group of traders that travel together called?
caravan
200
What language was spoken in the Islamic Empire?
Arabic
300
What is a person who practices Islamic faith called?
Muslim
300
What holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?
Mecca
300
What is the Golden Age?
A time of achievements and lasting contributions to society.
300
What can Muslim art NOT include?
Living things / people
400
Name two of the five pillars of Islam
Faith
Charity
Prayer
Pilgrimage
Fasting
400
Ibn Battuta is a famous traveler who did what?
Wrote about all of places and people he visited.
400
Many if the biggest Islamic achievements from the Golden Age were in the areas of
Science and Math
400
What is this device called and what does it do?
Astrolabe.
Measures the sky / finds directions / tells time
500
How is Islam similar to Christianity and Judaism?
It is monotheistic.
500
Describe the geography of Arabia
•Continent (large landmass) located in southwest Asia
•Water supply hard to find
•HOT and dry
500
Why is Islam like Judaism and Christianity?
Belief in ONE GOD
500
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must give to the ___________.
poor