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100

Name for Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina

Hegira
100
Location of the Ka'bah

Mecca

100

During what caliphate/dynasty did the focus shift from conquest to learning and culture?

Bonus: Where was the capital during this caliphate?

Abbassid

Bonus: Baghdad

100

capital of the Byzantine Empire

Constantinople

100
a follower of Islam

Muslim

200

Name of the Muslim god.

Bonus: Do Muslims believe that Jesus is God?

Allah

Bonus: No

200

Capital of Umayyad Dynasty

Damascus


200

What Greek invention did the Abbassid dynasty improve upon for computing time during naval travel?

astrolabe
200

an important Byzantine weapon used against Islamic armies

Greek fire

200

Political leader of the Sunnis

caliph

300

How did the Qur'an come into being?

Bonus: How did the final copy of the Qur'an come into being?

Muhammad received revelations from Gabriel and shared them orally with his followers, who later wrote them down. 

Bonus: Uthmann edited all the versions into one and burned the rest.

300

the name of the wars that began when Muhammad died

Wars of Apostasy
300

Name two technologies that the Muslims learned and improved from the Chinese

Gunpowder and Paper making

300
In 1071, who took control of the Muslim empire, destroyed the Byzantine empire and threatened Constantinople, but were unsuccessful in ending the Byzantine Empire?


Seljuk Turks

300

name of the battle whose victory Muhammad saw as divine approval of his religious teachings

Battle of Badr

400
Which Islamic group believes that a member of Muhammad's family should be the leader?


Bonus: What do they call their leader (both political and spiritual)

Shiite

Bonus: imam

400

Name the two large empires that lost territory or were destroyed by a Muslim invasion before the Umayyad dynasty came into power

Byzantine and Sassanid

400

Name 2 improvements to farming that the Muslims made during the Abbassid dynasty

irrigation, windmill
400

What two contributions did the Byzantine Empire make to the world during its time under Islamic rule?

(one for regular points, two for bonus)

preserved Greek language and manuscripts

responsible for the spread of Greek Orthodox Christianity to Balkans and Russia

400
Why did the Muslims divide into Sunnis and Shiites? Describe their leadership roles.

After Uthmann was killed during a dispute, two groups chose two different leaders. The Shiites called their leader the imam and believed that only a descendant of Muhammad could be the imam. The Sunnis had a spiritual leader called an imam and a political leader called a caliph. They believed that any worthy Muslim could serve. 

500

Muslim names: 100 pts for each correct

1) Muslim Holy Month 2) Islamic Law 3) Holy War against non-Muslims 4) Islamic term for non-Muslims 5) an Islamic holy book (not Qur'an)

1) Ramadan 2) Sharia 3) Jihad 4) infidel 5) Hadith

500

What were some of the causes of the spread of Islam in the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires? Name 3

weakened by wars, heavy taxation, lack of unity = easily conquered by Muslims, Muslims lowered taxes, people were united to fight against infidels

500
Name the work of literature from the Abbassid Dynasty that is best remembered and still read around the world today

Arabian Nights 

500

Where did the Franks stop Islam's advance in Europe?


Bonus: Who was the French leader to lead this attack?

Tours

Bonus: Charles Martel

500

List the five pillars of Islam (100 pts for each)

Bonus: What is the name for the required Islamic pilgrimmage?

1) recite the creed 2) daily prayers 3) give alms 4) fasting during Ramadan 5) pilgrimmage to Mecca

Bonus: Hajj