Chapter 9 Quiz Flashcards
Islam characteristics (7) Mono or poly What is Quran What is sha'rih Muhammad was what What kinda -ocracy What is a hajj How get 1st year of Islamic calendar 5 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_ \_\_\_\_\_
Monotheistic Quran is holy book Sha'rih is religious law Muhammad was prophet not God Theocracy 1st year came from m's hajj Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca 5 Pillars of Islam
Early Arabic beliefs (3)
Characteristics
Poly or mono
Worshipped what
How many gods above all though
Polytheistic
Worshiped the black stone
Allah was the one big divine God above all
What was the shari’ah used as?
A set of practical laws to regulate their daily lives.
It apples Quran’s teachings to daily life
-worshipped 5 times a day
- cannot eat pork
What was the significance of Gabriel’s message?
Tells Muhammad he be allahs prophet
Practically gives him Quran
M copies it and spreads the word
What does Islam emphasize?
What religion is it a lot like (how)?
Hope of an afterlife
5 pillars of Islam
Like Christianity
-love
-charity
-prayerUmayyads
Left where Converted who Conquered where Made what hereditary Expanded lots or none? Hereditary led to split in what
Left Arabian peninsula and created center at Damascus Converted Berbers N Africa conquered Made caliphate a hereditary Hereditary led to split in Islam Expanded loads
Abbasids
What became new enter of power Islam What were viziers Caliphs became what What about trade Tried to heal what so what could have what
Baghdad becomes new center of power in Islam
Viziers: hired official who governs for the caliph
Caliph becomes a symbol
Trade: they controlled land routes
Tried to heal “split” all ethnics could have power (civil service)
Seljuk Turks
They were The converted to \_\_\_\_\_ From Grew stronger as who grew weaker Powerful or not Big in
Nomads Convert to Islam willingly From Middle East Stronger as Abbasids were weaker Powerful Big in trade
