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What is the Qu'ran?
What is the holy book of Islam?
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What is 570 C.E. in Mecca?
When and where was Muhammad born?
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Treated them fairly by allowing them to practice their own religion, but gave a special tax to Non-muslims.
How did the Muslims treat their conquered peoples?
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What is a Kabba?
What is the low square building surrounded by statues of gods and goddesses?
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What is a Mosque?
What is the name of the house of worship where Muslims go to pray?
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What is Mecca?
What is the holy city of Islam, also known as the city Muhammad was born in?
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Received by the angel Gabriel while he in was in the mountains.
How did Muhammad receive the message of Islam? (Be very specific about who and where this happened)
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Who are Sunnis?
In Islam, Which group believed that the next successors or leaders should be elected?
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Who is Muhammad?
Who is the prophet who received a message from the angel Gabriel?
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Doctor figured out how diseases are spread from one person to another; circulation of blood in the heart
Name ONE contribution of Muslims in Medicine
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What are Oases?
What are green areas fed by underground water? (Hint: swamp by the desert)
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Who are the poor?
Who were the group of people Muhammad felt the most concern for in Mecca?
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Who are Shi'ites?
In Islam, Which group believed that Ali and all male descendants should be heirs to the Islamic throne?
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What is a caravan?
What is a group of traveling merchants and animals?
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TRUE.
True or False - Generally, Muslim women have to wear garments that cove their bodies.
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Who are Bedouin?
Who are desert herding Arabs who travel from oasis to oasis to water and graze their cattle?
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Every merchant was told that they could not sell food to Muhammad or his followers. They faced starvation.
Muhammad's message of Islam was not received by all people. What did the people of Mecca do to boycott or protest against Islam?
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Preaching and trading.
Also by spreading the Arabic language
Other than conquering peoples in the land, what were TWO other ways Islam spread?
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What is the Sheikh?
What is the Arab tribe's head?
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In math, Muslims created Algebra, which is still taught today. They borrowed symbols 0-9 (Arabic Numerals). In Science, they perfected the Greek astrolabe which was used to study the stars and measure the earth - discovered the earth is round.
Name ONE contribution of Muslims in Math OR
ONE in Science |
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What are the 5 Pillars?
What are the five acts or responsibilities all Muslims must follow?
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Muhammad changed the direction that Muslims face when they pray. Instead of praying toward Jerusalem, they were to pray in the direction of Mecca.
What was the one big change Muhammad made in Islam? (Hint: has to do with prayer)
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Umayyad
Abbasids Ottomans Moguls
Name at least TWO Islamic Empire from Section 2.
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What is Madinah (Medina)?
What is the city known as the "city of the prophet", also formerly known as Yathrib?
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Charity is the process of giving money directly to the poor or to an organization for the poor. Muslims are required to give a percentage of their income to help those less fortunate.
Explain Charity (4th Pillar of Islam)
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