Muslim World

Key Features of Islam

100

the founder of Islam

Muhammad

200

where Islam was founded

Mecca

300

the name of the religious journey Muhammad took

Hijrah

400

Name the five pillars of Islam

Faith, Prayer, Giving Alms (donations), Fasting, and Pilgrimage to Mecca

After Muhammad

100

another name for a successor, specifically in the Muslim World

caliph

200

the amount of "rightly guided caliphs" after Muhammad died

4

300

the name of the first caliph after Muhammad

Abu-Bakr

400

the name of the spreading of Islam across the Middle East after Muhammad died

jihad

Umayyads and Abbasids

100

the first group that came to power after the original way of choosing caliphs ended

Umayyads

200

group that murdered the remaining Umayyads and took over

Abbasids

300

this group moved the capital to Baghdad and encouraged the use of only Arabic

Abbasids

400

this split happened during the rule of the Umayyads

Sunni-Shi'a split

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100

Name a major city that served as a center for Muslim life

Baghdad, Cordoba, Cairo, or Damascus

200

these people were at the bottom of the Muslim World social pyramid

slaves

300

this is a writing form that Muslims often use when writing in Arabic

calligraphy

400

this Empire came to power later on, ruled until the 20th century, and was known partially for being the ones that turned Constantinople into Istanbul

the Ottomans