Geography
The rise of Islam occurred in which part of the world?
Arabian Peninsula
What city was Muhammad born in.
Mecca
What does the term Bedouin mean
Desert dweller/arab desert nomad
God
The Qu'ran
Across the Old World, many people encountered each other via trade. Which trade route was one of the longest in the world?
Silk Road
Who was Abu Bakr's rival for the role as leader of Islam?
Ali
What was another name for Muslim community
Umma
How many times a day do Muslims pray? for double name what city they face.
5. Mecca
The Qu'ran encourages people to do what?
This is also one of the 5 pillars
Travel, pay alms, fast, pray, declare faith.
The Arabian Peninsula linked which 3 regions together
Africa, Asia, Europe.
The split between Abu Bakr and Ali caused 2 different sects of Islam to form. What were they?
Sunni and Shi'ite or shia
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam fall under what catagory?
Abrahamic faiths
Muslim cities, while having good structures and organized layouts, featured what in the center?
A Mosque
Islam appealed to non-Muslims because of its message of...?
Equality
This is the site where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son. It is also the oldest standing Islamic monument in Jerusalem.
The Dome of the Rock
Why did the Muslim community struggle over who Muhammad's successor was?
Muhammad had no children (no sons survived adulthood)
When Muhammad spread Islam in Mecca what was he met with?
Hostility
What is the Hajj
During Ramadam Muslims do what? And how long do they do this?
Fast from dawn to dusk.
What city is the Kaaba in?
Mecca
What was the name of the 3rd Caliph. He was assassinated.
Uthman ibn Affan
Muhammad believed he was the last great prophet. Name 3 prophets before him.
Adam, Enoch, Noah, Ishmael, Salih, Hud, Shuaib, Abraham, Isaac Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Zachariah, John, Lot, Job, Elias, Elisha, Isaiah, Jonah, David, Solomon, "Jesus".
Jihad
What incentive did the Muslims offer to non-Muslims to get them to convert to their religion?
No poll tax