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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Section 1&2
Section 3&4
100
List the Pillars of Islam.
Belief, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage.
100
What is the word for "Gift of money or property"?
Dowry
100
Define Bedouin.
Arabs in desert.
100
How is the Shri'ah different from the Five Pillars of Islam?
Shari'ah is laws. The Five Pillars is what a person should do.
100
List three major Islamic cities.
Bagholad, Cairo, Damascus.
200
What is Hajj?
Pilgrimage to Makkah, one of Five Pillars of Islam.
200
What is the meaning of Islam?
Peace through submission to the will of Allah(God).
200
Who is Saladin?
New Muslim ruler.
200
Explain the importance/significance of Baghdad during the Abbasid Dynasty.
Center of enormous trade empire,spread knowledge and power.
200
Explain how Islamic beliefs influenced the treatment of slaves.
Domestic servants, served in army, allow to have freedom, treated fairly, good acts to free them.
300
Who is Allah?
God of Arabs.
300
What word have the meaning a ruler of a Arabs tribe?
Sheikh
300
What is Bazaar?
Covered market.
300
How did the Mongols seize control of the Arab Empire in the early 13th century?
Burned cities, damage farm land, destroyed dams -> create terror.
300
What were the major contributions of Islamic scholars?
Mathematics, sciences, number system, medical encyclopedia, algebra.
400
What is Arabesques?
Letters, plants, abstract figures that repeated in geometric patterned.
400
What is a Astrolabe?
Instrument used by sailors to determine location.
400
Define Caliph.
Religious and political successor to Muhammad.
400
Who were the people of the book?
Jesus and Christain.
400
List other cultures that influenced Islamic art and architecture.
Turkish, Persian, and Arab.
500
What is Jihad?
Defensive war or "struggle in the way of God"
500
Who is Muhammad?
A prophet in Islam.
500
What is Quran?
The holy book of Islam.
500
What changes did the Abbasid bring to the world of Islam?
Built capital city, influenced new cultural, made solider ideal citizen.
500
Describe the basic differences in the roles of Muslim men and women.
Men - Dominant Woman - husband chosen for them