Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
Muslims are required to walk around the ________ structure ______ times as part of their pilgrimage to Mecca
Ka’bah, 7 times
Muhammad was born in______
Mecca
What is the Ka’bah?
A structure in Mecca where the Gods are stored.
What religions did Muhammed’s travels bring him into contact with?
Judaism, Christianity, and many others
At the age of ____ during the month Ramadan Muhammed had a vision of the angel ________ who gave him revelations
40, Gabriel
Muhammad’s revelations were written in what book?
Qur’an
________ is the name of the Islamic God and it means_______
Allah, it means “the God”.
What year was Muhammed forced to leave Mecca?
622
Muhammed and some followers traveled to a small oasis called ______.
Medina
Muhammed’s move to Medina became known as ___, which means flight
Hegira
Muhammad’s religion was called________, which means _______
Islam, it means submission
Mecca fought Muhammed and his small army at the Battle of _____ and won.
Badr
By the year ______, Muhammed gained control of Mecca.
630
Abu Bakr
Became leader of Islam after Muhammed died
Muslim means____
Followers of Islam
The Wars of Apostasy caused Islam to split into 2 groups.
Those 2 groups are called:
Shiite and Sunni
Caliph means …..
To succeed
It is the title of Sunni leaders
Shiites call their leaders____
Imam
How are Shiites and Sunnis different?
Shiites believed that Muhammed wanted his cousin Ali to be leader
Sunnis believe that anyone can lead Islam
True or False: Muhammed couldn’t read or write
True
What are the two Islamic holy books?
The Qu’ran and Hadith
Uthamnn became caliph in 644 and collected the different version of the _______-
Qu’ran
Islamic holy books include the writings of…..
Moses, David, and gospels given to Jesus
Muslims are supposed to follow the example of _______ life
Muhammed’s
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
- Repeating the creed: There is no God but Allah
- Daily practice of prayer
- Alms giving
- Fasting during Ramadan
- Pilgrimage to Mecca
________ Law can be defined as a system of divine law, belief or practice that shapes all of life.
Sharia
What does jihad mean?
To strive hard
Islam teaches that Jesus was a ________
Prophet
True or False: Islam denies Jesus’s crucifixion and that he was a deity.
True
How many times a day must Muslims pray?
5
True or false: Muslims do not have to wash their hands, feet, and faces before praying.
False
Who is permitted to enter Mecca?
Only Muslims
Salvation in Islam is earned by doing ______ works
Good
How many Gods did the Arabs worship before the rise of Islam?
Hundreds
Qu’ran means_______
Recitations
Islam means_________
Submission
What are infidels?
Unbelievers
People who don’t believe in Islam
What is Umayyad Caliphate?
The Muslim dynasty that moved the capital to Damascus
Damascus is in which country?
Syria
Who are 2 large empires that lost territory or were destroyed by Muslim invasion?
Sassanids and Byzantine
What were the Crusades?
A holy ware where Christians fought to free the Holy land
What dynasty moved the capital to Baghdad?
Abbasid
What country is Baghdad in?
Iraq
True or false: Alhazen developed an early scientific method based on experiments and was called the Father of Optics
True
Avicenna is the Father of Modern _______
Medicine
Geocentric believes the earth is in the ________ of our solar system
Center
Heliocentric means the ______ is the center of the solar system
Sun
Muslims developed the _______ to pump water
Windmill
