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Islam
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/13/2011

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Muslims can not eat what
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pork
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what are nomads
Definition
they are people who live place to place
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what is an oasis
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it is a place where there is water in the desert
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what is a shaikh

 

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it is a leader of a tribe
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what was meca
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it was a major trading city and it is today Arabia
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what is a Kaaba
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it is a holy shrine
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what tribe did Muhammad belong to
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qurays tribe
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what was Muhammad first vision
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it was the angle Jibril also known as Gabrila
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what is Allah
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it is the one true god
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who was the first person Muhammad converted to Islam
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it was his wife
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what is the Hijrgas
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it was Muhammad journeys from Mecca to Medina and it is when it started their calendar
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what was the ka'bah originally
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it was a pagan worshiping place
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what did Muhammad do to the idles
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the threw them all out and it is now a Muslim holy place
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what is the first pillar of faith

 

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it is the message Muhammad got that said there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger
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prayer
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Muslims must pray 5 times a day
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how much must Muslims pray a day
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they pray five times a day
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how much must they give to charity
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2.5% of their income
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what is their fasting season
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it is Ramadan
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what is Ramadan
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it is a month fasting and you can not eat at all during the day but you can have as much as you want at night
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what is the hijab
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it is the scarf women wear
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what is pilgrimage
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it is a religious journey to mecca
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what is the burqua
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it is a vale that covers you whole face
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what do they name a baby when it is born
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named after a respected Muslims or a name that reflects your beliefs
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what are the 8 muslims sins
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they are 1. lying 2. gossiping 3. Adultry 4. worshiping idles 5. disobaying parents 6. killing 7. slavery 8. stealing from an orphan
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what are the 8 muslims sins
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they are 1. lying 2. gossiping 3. Adultry 4. worshiping idles 5. disobaying parents 6. killing 7. slavery 8. stealing from an orphan
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what are the 4 ways you can erase your sins
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1 is you must feel sorry four your sins 2 ask Allah for forgiveness
3 you must amend if possible 4 swear not to sin again
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what is a caliph
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it is a word for successor
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who was the first caliph
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it was his father in law Abubakr
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who did Muawiya challenge
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Ali
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what are Shiites musslems
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they believe that only decedents of Muhammad can be caliph
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what is an Imam
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it is a religous leader with out sin
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what are Sunnis Muslims
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they believe a console should chose the next caliph
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what empire did Muawiya start
Definition
the Omayyad empire
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who were the bebers
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they are people who are wealthy who converted to Islam
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what was the battle of turors
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it was a battle for france
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what was the tax non-Muslims had to pay
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it was called a jizya
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what was the charity tax on Muslims
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it was called a Zakat
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what is a emir
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it is a word for governor
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what is a pissent
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it is a disagreement
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how did the Omayyad unify the people
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1 they made the official language is Arabic 2 they made one coin system 3 they bilt a masque
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what are the reasons for the end of the Omayyad
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1 there were so many non-Muslims converting to Islam 2 they are concurring less land so they are getting less wealth 3 many thought the Omayyad cared more about wealth than about Islam
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what are 3 art forms
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1. Arabic Scriptures 2. Calligraphy 3 the house of wisdom
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what are 3 achievements in science
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1 there Astrolabe 2 they liked to study the stars
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what are there 3 math achievements
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they made a new number system 2 they made the Al Jabr 3 they invented trigonometry
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what are 3 medical achievements
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they made clean public hospitals 2 they made the first pharmacies 3 they made descriptions of the small pox and the messals
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how did the Abbasid end
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they lost a lot of trade routs and because of that they must raise taxes
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who are the fatimids
Definition
they were the most powerful fraction they were named after Muhammad daughter and they were all descendents of Muhammad
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tho are the Se-Jul-Turks
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they invaded a city inn bad-dad and captured the city
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who are the Mongols
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they invaded and put an end to the Abbasid empire
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what is Cordoba
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it is the Muslim capital in Spain
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what is Toledo
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it is a city in Spain that the Christians take over and by this time the Muslims are getting week
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what is Granada
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it is the last city Muslim Spain had then it got taken over
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what are the 3 reasons for the Inquisition
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1 is they wanted the Catholics to be separated from non-Catholics 2 the church wants to establish power 3 the church wants to bring order to Eyurop to dealing with Heretic
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