| Origins of Islam & the Five Pillars | The Fifth Pillar | The Spread of Islam & Islam in Africa | September 11th and Radical Islam | Misperceptions of Islam |
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What is a religion based on the teachings of Muhammad?
Islam
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What is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca Muslims make?
The Hajj
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What is the name of the geographical area the modern country Saudi Arabia is located?
Arabian peninsula
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Who is Osama bin Laden
The deceased leader of the radical Islamic terrorist group Al Qaeda
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Who is Abraham?
Jews, Christians and Muslims trace their roots back to this religious figure
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
Faith
Prayer Charity Fast Pilgrimage |
What is the name of the large rectangular structure in Mecca that people have come to worship at for centuries?
The Ka'aba
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Circle Mali and Egypt on the map provided
Map
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What is religious fundamentalism?
To follow a strict set of guidelines, usually a rejection of adapting to modern times.
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What is one reason the veil is restrictive to Muslim women? What is one reason it is liberating?
- Forced to wear it by social, legal factors; sign of submission
- Able to be judged on character as opposed to appearance, celebrate their faith |
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What is the city whose name translates to "City of the Prophet"?
Medina
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What is the Hijrah, and Yathrib (Medina)?
The name of the journey Muhammad took when he left Mecca, and where he went on the journey
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Who are the Sunnis, Shias?
________ believe authority is passed down through consensus of the community. __________ believe authority is passed down through ancestral connection to Muhammad.
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What is ISIS?
Fundamentalist Muslim group whose aim is to create an Islamic state using violent tactics.
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What is evidence against the misperception that Islam is violent?
- Do not allow violence in Mecca
- Force conversion is not allowed by the Koran |
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What are two of the reactions the people of Mecca had to Muhammad's teachings?
-Afraid Mecca would no longer be a pilgrimage center
-Rejected his teachings because differed from their own religious beliefs |
What is the name given to following customary procedures of living in the ways of Muhammad?
Sunna
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What are two reasons expansion of the Islamic Empire happened so quickly and successfully?
- People were treated well, as long as they paid taxes they could keep their own traditions and culture
- Their enemy was weak and they persecuted their people - People liked the message of Islam |
Locate the following places on the map: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria
Map
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What is The Middle Ages?
The time period the Islamic Empire grew during?
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Gabriel, Muhammad, Allah, Koran
The angel ___________ visited __________. He and his followers then wrote down the words of _____________ in the holy book called the ________________.
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What is to be closer to god, to feel more at one with oneself and human kind?
The purpose of going on the Hajj
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What are some of the ways Islam impacted Africa?
- Instituted social structure of caste system
- Aided in advancements in technology - Provided written language |
Who are the Taliban and Al Qaeda?
_______ fundamentalist Islamic group in control of Afghanistan's government from the mid 1990s to 2001.
_________ is the terrorist organization responsible for the September 11th attacks |
What are misperceptions about faith, values, customs?
Challenges to Muslims in America
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