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Religions of Jerusalem
Basics of Islam
Golden Age of Islam
Iranian Revolution
Middle East Today
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a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler
What is a theocracy?
100
The sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God.
What is the Koran?
100
An ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins.
What is Persepolis?
100
Among Shiʿites, a title in the religious hierarchy achieved by scholars who have demonstrated highly advanced knowledge of Islamic law and religion.
What is the Ayatollah?
100
Coined by George W Bush, 43rd US President ... included North Korea, Iraq, and Iran when considered together as a perceived threat to world stability.
What is the "Axis of Evil"?
200
Law, seen as deriving from the Koran & hadith
What is sharia?
200
A member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad.
What is Sunni?
200
Considered to be the first university in the world established in Abbasid-era Baghdad, Iraq. It is considered to have been a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age. Besides translating books into Arabic and preserving them, scholars associated with it also made many remarkable original contributions to diverse fields.
What is The House of Wisdom?
200
More rights for women, improved education, better health care, land ownership rights
What were the Shah's reforms for modernization?
200
Their goal is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria. They are known for killing dozens of people at a time and carrying out public executions, crucifixions and other acts. It has taken over large swaths of northern and western Iraq.
What is ISIS (or ISIL)?
300
The collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
What is Bible?
300
A member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him
What is Shi'ite?
300
It has been estimated that in the 10th century, it was the most populous city in the world, and under the rule of Caliph Al Hakam II it had also become a center for education under its Islamic rulers. Known for many libraries, medical schools and universities which existed at this time. The contributions in mathematics and astronomy and made it the intellectual center of Europe
What is Cordoba, Spain?
300
It was the secret police, domestic security and intelligence service established by Iran's Mohammad Reza Shah with the help of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency.
What is SAVAK?
300
Located along the Tigris River, the city was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. It evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center for the Islamic world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions such as the House of Wisdom, garnered the city a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning".
What is Baghdad?
400
The doctrine or belief that there is only one God
What is monotheism?
400
The pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.
What is Hajj?
400
They include the use of credit in trade, algebra, calligraphy, the creation of hospitals and the use of domes and arches in architecture
What are the contributions of Islam's Golden Age?
400
It included training the military, building oil rigs, teaching in schools and selling cars language and fashion.
What American activities angered conservative Iranians?
400
taxing people under its control, selling oil from captured refineries, asking for donations and supplies f
How does ISIS finance itself?
500
She was the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She is commonly regarded by Muslims as the "mother of Islam". She was the first person to convert to Islam.
Who is Khadija?
500
The daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month.
What is Ramadan?
500
In his book, The Book of Optics, he was the first to disprove the ancient Greek idea that light comes out of the eye, bounces off objects, and comes back to the eye. He delved further into the way the eye itself works. Using dissections and the knowledge of previous scholars, he was able to begin to explain how light enters the eye, is focused, and is projected to the back of the eye.
Who is Ibn Al-Haitham?
500
He was an Iranian politician. He was the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 until 1953, when his government was overthrown in a coup d'état orchestrated by the British MI6 and the American CIA.
Who is Mohammad Mosaddegh?
500
The seizure of the American embassy in Tehran by Iranian students in November 1979. The overthrow of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi of Iran by an Islamic revolutionary government earlier in the year had led to a steady deterioration in Iran-U.S. relations. In response to the exiled shah's admission to the United States for medical treatment, a crowd seized the embassy. Of the approximately 90 people inside the embassy, 52 remained in captivity for 444 days.
What is Iranian Hostage Crisis?