Term
|
Definition
What empire began in Turkey? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What group of Muslims accepted the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What is the successor to the Messanger of God? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What modern country has more Muslims than any other country? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What Mogol ruler brought peace to his territory? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What dynasty lost power
in 750? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Who is was the famous
Arab mathematician, astronomer, and poet? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What was the largest and
richest town in Arabia? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What is a green area in the desert fed by underground water? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a Muslim house of worship
|
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Who are the followers
of Islam? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What are the towers of a mosque from which an announcer calls Muslims to prayer? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What are the acts of
worship which Muslims must fulfill? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Who was the first ruler of the Abbasid dynasty?
|
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Where was the
West African center
of Muslim learning? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What is the holy book of Islam? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Who believed Muhammad's son-in-law should rule after Muhammad's death? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What is the famous
beautiful tomb in India? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Who were the desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis for water ? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Who was the famous warrior and sultan of the Ottoman empire in the 1500's? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
How did Arab merchants transport goods across
the desert? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
What stretches over
most of the
Arabian Peninsula?
|
|
|
Term
Muhammad had built a strong army. |
|
Definition
Why did the leaders of Makkah give control
of the city to Muhammad? |
|
|
Term
They were searching for a place where they would not be persecuted. |
|
Definition
Why did Muhammad and his followers leave Makkah? |
|
|
Term
It was a crossroads for trade and an important religious site. |
|
Definition
Why did Makkah become a very large, wealthy city? |
|
|
Term
Surrender to the will of god. |
|
Definition
What did Muhammad preach? |
|
|
Term
What roles do the Quran & Sunna play in Muslim life? |
|
Definition
The Quran & Sunna
provide rules for
daily living.
|
|
|
Term
What are Muslim scholars
credited for? |
|
Definition
preserving ancient
learning |
|
|
Term
| What motivated Muslim armies to conquer Persia, Syria, Damascus, Jerusalem, and Egypt? |
|
Definition
They wanted to spread Islam.
|
|
|
Term
After the Mogul empire collasped who took control of most of India? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Why were Arabs successful
building their empire? |
|
Definition
Arabs were friendly toward other religions and cultures. |
|
|
Term
What empire allowed religious freedom? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
What belief in common is held by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? |
|
Definition
There is one, all-powerful
God. |
|
|
Term
Why were Muslim
traders very successful? |
|
Definition
| Muslims kept detailed business records, government policies supported trade, and Arabic was the language of trade. |
|
|
Term
Who were the first
four caliphs? |
|
Definition
Rulers who obeyed
Islam's teachings. |
|
|
Term
Along with the Ottomans, the Mongol ruler Akbar... |
|
Definition
...allowed religious
freedom |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
...the Umayyad dynasty
should rule. |
|
|
Term
Why was Suleiman I
a great leader? |
|
Definition
Suleiman I built schools and mosques and conquered
new territories. |
|
|
Term
What was the largest, most powerful Muslim empire? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Muslim rules about showing kindness... |
|
Definition
... instruct Muslims how to treat people in daily life, prepare Muslims for judgement day, and were part of Muhammad's vision of a just society. |
|
|
Term
Other than montheism,
what do the Bible and the Quran have in common? |
|
Definition
The moral teaching of the Quran are similar to those of the Bible. |
|
|
Term
The Rubaiyat, partly written by Omar Khayyam, ... |
|
Definition
... is one of the finest poems ever written and was written in quatrains. |
|
|
