Religion
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What the WHAT?!
100
Name the major religion that started in Arabia.
Islam
100
Which continent is Arabia in?
Asia
100
Did the Islamic Empire begin BEFORE or AFTER the fall of Rome?
After
100
Is Islam polytheistic or monotheistic?
Monotheistic (one god)
200
Who started the religion of Islam?
Muhammad
200
Where is Arabia?
200
What is the name of a famous Islamic Mosque that was also once a Christian church and is currently also a museum?
The Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul
200
What is an imam?
An Islamic religious leader
300
What is an Islamic place of worship?
Mosque
300
List three geographic features of Arabia.
Desert
Oasis
Peninsula
Sea
Mountain
Coastal marsh
300
What form of government were the Islamic Empires?
Theocratic Monarchy (combined religion with government ruled by a king/emperor)
300
When/how did the Islamic Empire begin? When/how did it end?
Began with Muhammad and his followers conquering Arabia in the mid-600s. It ended with the Ottoman Empire losing in World War I in the early 1900s.
400
What is the sacred book of Islam? Why is it sacred?
Qur'an. It's sacred because it's believed to be the word of God (Allah).
400
Which three continents did the Islamic Empire expand into?
Asia, Africa, Europe
400
Name three capital cities of the Islamic Empire.
Medina, Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Istanbul (Constantinople)
400
Which Disney movie is based on a famous Arabian story?
Aladdin
500
List the 5 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.
500
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
500
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
500
Describe the how the sedentary and nomadic people in the Arabian Desert depend on each other (what do they give each other?).
Nomads provide the animal products - meat, milk / cheese, skins for tents and leather.
Sedentary people grow fruit, vegetables, nuts, and make tools and goods.
The two groups trade their goods with each other.