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Vocabulary
Section 1 Questions
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Section 3 Questions
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Muhammad's journey to Mecca
Hegira
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Why was Mecca important?
It was a trade center and also had religious function. Many gods and goddesses were worshiped there.
100
Who was Umar?
the successor of Abu Bakr
100
Who was Ibn Sina?
He was a Persian doctor who contributed in many fields like logic, music, and psychology.
100
The sacred text of Islam _________
Qur'an
200
acts of worship central to Islam
Five Pillars of Islam
200
At the time of Muhammad's birth, what brought religious pilgrims to Mecca? And what is it?
The Kaaba brought them .It was an ancient building.
200
Who was the head of the Muslim family?
The man.
200
The _______ ,a record of Muhammad's behavior and teachings, provides Muslims with guidance in daily life.
Sunna
300
Legal system of rules
Sharia
300
Why some Meccans did not accept Muhammad's techniques?
His followers argued publicly.
300
Rulers of the Umayyad dynasty.
The Sunnis
300
What was the result of Muslim scholars translating Greek texts into Arabic?
The texts were then translated into Latin and used in European universities.
300
The ______' supported by the Shia and others, overthrew the Umayyad dynasty.
The Abbasids
400
The name for the building where Muslims worshiped
Mosque
400
Why did Islam spread to places such as West Africa and Southeast Asia?
Muslim traders traveled there.
400
What is the difference between Sunnis and Shia?
Sunnis were followers of Sunna and Shia means "party of Ali".
400
Why there were no human or animals figures in Islamic art?
Muslim people believed that portraying people or animals can tempt people to worship those images. The only thing that they can worship was Allah.
400
Beautiful styled writhing called_____ , is a distinctive feature of Islamic art.
Calligraphy
500
The nomadic Arab people, moved their herbs between scattered oases.
Bedouins
500
Who were the "People of the Book" and why were they called like that?
The Jews and the Christians, because they shared the tradition of prophets who thought and received revelation from God.
500
What led to the end of Umayyad rule?
The Umayyads weakened by discontent the Abbasids saw the oppotrunity ans with a lot of battles led to the end of Umayyad rule.
500
What do the Islamic texts say about slavery?
Slaves had to be treated fairly. Freeing slave was praised as a religious act.
500
_____ wrote the Rubaiyat, a collection of poems that show a man pondering deep questions about God, life after death, and other serious topics.
Omar Khayyam