Chapter Three Fill in the Blank Flashcards
Arab nomads called _________ herded sheep and camels because they could not grow crops in the desert.
bedouins
Muhammed and his followers settled in the town of Yathrib in 622 A.D. and the journey from Mecca to this city is know as the _______.
hijirah
The merchant rulers in Mecca did not like Muhammed’s teaching, for they feared that pilgrims would stop coming to Mecca to worship at the _______, a stone building filled with idols.
Kaaba
In order to remind Muslims of the importance of self-discipline, dependence on the creator, and the feelings of the poor, many believers fast during the holy month of _________.
Ramadan
The buildings where Muslims worship are called _________, and have no furnishings or images of people.
mosques
The ______ or the “struggle to defend the faith” is very important to Muslims.
jihad
The holy book of Islam, called the _____________, is believed to be the word of god, and includes all rules and instructions for right living.
Qur’an
Koran
Muslims called Christians and Jews “____________”.
People of the Book
In 711 A.D., a powerful Muslim force invaded _______ and thus brought Islam to ________.
Spain
Europe
Muslim troops tried to conquer ______________, but their attempt failed when ___________ defended the city.
Constantinople
Byzantine armies
Even though caliphs exercised great authority, the people could not agree about who _________.
should be caliph
As the Muslim empire began to spread, a North African people called the __________ converted.
Berbers
Muslims who made their home in Spain were called __________.
Moors
Muslims throughout the empire lived according to the ___________. It guided both ____________ and ___________.
Qur’an
religious life
daily life
Mosques, palaces, marketplaces, and libraries were designed to show the glory of ________.
Islam
