Muhammad
M and his followers faced religious persecution and Mecca had a lot of violence and famine
What is the reason for the Hijrah?
What are some differences between Sharia and Sunnah?
Sharia is Islamic law enforced by the government (marriage, taxes, banks, forbidden activities). Sunnah is the practices and suggestions of M (prayer, cleanliness, diet, respecting others).
This group follows the Quran & Sharia
What are Sunnis and Shias?
How did Islam spread to non-Arab empires?
Islam was spread greatly by traveling merchants and missionaries. From Spain and North Africa to India and South Asia, people converted to Islam.
This religion opposed the Hindu caste system in India and is monotheistic
What is Sikhism?
Where did M receive God's revelations?
A cave
Two forbidden activities in this law are drinking and gambling
What is the Sharia?
The majority of Muslims are from this branch of Islam
What are Sunnis?
The Islamic dynasty that expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent
What is the Umayyad dynasty?
Xuanzang (shwan-sang) helped to spread this religion throughout China
What is Buddhism?
What did the revelations inspire M to write? How is that used in Islam?
He wrote the Quran which is used in teaching Islam and for worship
The words, actions, and suggestions from Muhammad, such as praising God after eating
What is the Sunnah?
Who can be a caliph according to the Shias?
They believe only descendants of Muhammad can be a caliph, like Ali.
The spread of this mathematical concept is one of Islam's greatest achievements
The rulers of this empire conquered lands in India after the fall of Gupta and spoke Tamil
What is the Chola empire?
How did M spread Islam?
Through teaching, preaching, and conquest
What are two common characteristics of Islamic architecture?
Arches and domes
Who governed the Dehli Sultanate (land governed by a sultan) in northern India?
The Muslim Turks who defeated the Hindu armies.
This major trade city linked China to the Muslim empire and other lands to the west.
What is Baghdad?