Ch. 6 Rise of Islam
Where did Muhammad meet the angel Gabriel?
In a cave.
How did the Prophet Muhammad die?
How many emperors were in the Sui dynasty?
3
What is the name of the oldest dynasty in the world?
The Yamato dynasty
What was the name given to the first nomads of Australia?
Aborigines
What is the name of the most important city in the Arabian peninsula?
Mecca
What is the name given to the leader of the Islamic people?
Caliph
Who was the general that united the north and south of China?
Yang Chien
Amaterasu or the Sun goddess
What is the Maori name for northern island of New Zealand?
Te Ika-a-maui
What is a peninsula?
Land that has water on three of its sides.
Who became leader after Muhammad died?
Abu Bakr
Who founded the Tang dynasty and how long did it last?
Li Yuan and it lasted 300 years.
Which kingdom in Korea did the Tang dynasty wipe out?
Paekche Kingdom
What islands can be found east of Australia and about halfway to North America?
Polynesian Islands
What are Muhammad's teachings known as? What is the name given to the people who follow these teachings?
Islam and Muslims
What was the other name Mecca was given? Who were the only people allowed in Mecca?
The Holy City of Islam
Muslims
After the Grand Canal was made, why were the Chinese people angry with the Sui emperors?
Many people died digging the canal, families became poorer because the men had to leave their work to work on the canal, and they had to pay taxes ten years in advance.
The Yamato emperors borrowed ideas about how to run their country from two other countries. What were the names of these other countries?
Korea and China
Who are the first people who came to New Zealand?
The Maori people
What are the five pillars of Islam? What are their English meanings?
Salah-Prayer
Zakat-giving
Sawm-fasting
Hajj-pilgrimage
How did Muhammad solve the problem of not having enough food in Medina?
Muhammad said to raid food and supplies from the caravans that were traveling to Mecca.
What were some things that happened during the Golden Age of China?
The Chinese learned how to print books using carved wooden blocks, they discovered how to make gunpowder, artists painted beautiful pictures, and the Chinese people became wealthier.
The Chinese went to invade Korea. The Koreans resisted and Korea was split into how many different kingdoms?
Three
What country is off the coast of Australia?
New Zealand