Chapter 11 test

Question 0

Mosque

Answer 0

A Muslim house of worship and prayer

Question 1

Hajj

Answer 1

A pilgrimage to Mecca required of all able Muslims

Question 2

Quran

Answer 2

The sacred text of Islam that is final authority in life

Question 3

Sunnis shiites

Answer 3

Two divisions or sects within Islam that have different views of the succession of caliphs, Shiites believe in direct descendents of Mohammed

Question 4

Jihad

Answer 4

Islam name for holy war

Question 5

Taj mahal

Answer 5

Tomb built by shah jahan for his wife mumtaz

Question 6

Sikhism

Answer 6

Religion that combined Muslim and Hindu beliefs created by nunak

Question 7

Al khwarizmi

Answer 7

Muslim mathematicians studied Islam sources and wrote a textbook in the 800s about al-jabr (arabic word for algebra)

Question 8

Suleiman the magnificent

Answer 8

Ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566

Question 9

Five pillars of islam

Answer 9

The basic duties or foundation of the Islamic religion

Question 10

Which country has the highest percentage of Muslims today

Answer 10

Saudi Arabia

Question 11

Which country has the fewest percentage of Muslims today

Answer 11

Spain

Question 12

What belief do the Muslims Jews and Christians share

Answer 12

They believe in one God monotheistic

Question 13

What words would best describe Muslim trade

Answer 13

Extensive,new products, new technologies

Question 14

What was the result that followed the Muslim invasion of India

Answer 14

Sultans introduced Muslim traditions of government to India

Question 15

Using the chart below show how Islam and Hindu beliefs differ

Answer 15

ISLAM
-One sacred book (Quran)
-One god (monotheistic)
-Believers do not make statues of god
-All believers are equal before god
HINDUISM
-many sacred books
-many gods and goddesses(polytheistic)
-believers pray before statues of gods and goddesses
-people of different castes are not equal

Question 16

Explain how Islam is both a religion and a way of life

Answer 16

The Islamic people have been able to combine religion and a way of life through the basic duties included in the five pillars of Islam. The muslims consider the Quran a complete guide to life and final authority in all matters. The islamic system of law, the sharia, has laws that regulate government, family and community, and is based on the Quran. Women are spiritual equals but their rights are limited in worldly affairs. Finally, the arabic language was used for both the Quran and Sharia so that it could help unite the muslims from many regions.

Question 17

What were three ways muslims contributed to boththe world of learning and medicine

Answer 17

LEARNING
-development of algebra
-astronomers studying eclipses
-observation of earths rotation and measurement of its circumference
MEDICINE
-diagnosis
-the uses and effects of drugs
-written medical books

All of the learning and medical advances played a valuable role in the future of Europe during the Middle Ages. These contributions allowed europeans to move forward technologically after the “dark” part of the middle ages.