Chapter Three: Rest of the Notes

Question 0

sheikh

Answer 0

title of the Bedouin leader

Question 1

Bedouins

Answer 1

these are the desert nomads/herders

Question 2

the founder of the Islamic faith

Answer 2

Muhammed

Question 3

Muhammed is known as the ___________

Answer 3

Last Prophet that god spoke to

Question 4

The Islamic faith is the _______ largest world religion.

Answer 4

second

1.5 billion people

Question 5

Jibreel

Answer 5

AKA Gabriel

was the angel that came and spoke to Muhammed

Question 6

Why did the businessmen in Mecca object to Muhammed’s teachings?

Answer 6

They thought that he was threatening their livelihood.

Question 7

Allah

Answer 7

the one true god of Islam

Question 8

Submit to Allah

Answer 8

You are required to submit your will/give yourself completely to Allah.

Question 9

Muhammed flees to ________ in 622 A.D.

Answer 9

Medina

Question 10

Medina is also known as

Answer 10

“The City of the Prophet”

Question 11

Medina was renamed to

Answer 11

Yathrib

Question 12

pilgrimmage

Answer 12

a holy journey

Question 13

Hegira means

Answer 13

“flight”

was what they called the holy journey that Muhammed took in 630 AD

Question 14

What marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar?

first year

Answer 14

Muhammed’s hegira

Question 15

What does Muhammed do when he returns to Mecca in 630 AD?

Answer 15

After returning, he wages war and takes control of the city.

Question 16

What is the holy city of Islam?

Answer 16

Mecca

Muhammed was born there/lots of important things happened here in regards to the Islamic faith

Question 17

Qur’an or Koran

Answer 17

the holy/sacred book of Islam

also their law book

Question 18

name of the religion founded by Muhammed

Answer 18

Islam

Question 19

a follower or believer of the faith

Answer 19

Muslim

Question 20

Kaaba

Answer 20

the holy shrine of the Islamic world

represents evil and wickedness of man

Question 21

Jihad means

Answer 21

to defend the faith

Question 22

What is jihad?

Answer 22

It is holy war and it justifies fighting, killing, and murder.

Question 23

If you die in battle (holy war)

Answer 23

you automatically receive salvation

Question 24

Name the five pillars of Islam

Answer 24

1.Profession of the faith-individual must acknowledge Allah as 1 true god 2.pray five times a day(always facing Mecca/east) 3.obligated to pay a "zakat"-tax that goes for charity and to needy 4.fast during Ramadan-holy month 5.at least once in their life they must visit the holy city

Question 25

Moors

Answer 25

Muslims who made their home in Spain | Spanish Muslims

Question 26

Battle of Tours

Answer 26

a battle between Christians and Muslims

Question 27

Why was the Battle of Tours important?

Answer 27

The Christian victory saved Europe for Christianity. (Islam was unable to gain a foothold in Europe)

Question 28

sultan

Answer 28

a Turkish leader

Question 29

astrolabe

Answer 29

navigational device used to calculate latitude and longitude using the stars

Question 30

minaret

Answer 30

prayer towers

Question 31

"Arabic" numerals

Answer 31

number system we use today introduced by Muslim scholars | 0-9

Question 32

What influence does the Qur'an have on the daily life of a Muslim?

Answer 32

It governs daily life in the Islamic world.

Question 33

If you die while fighting for the faith you obtain

Answer 33

salvation

Question 34

Jihad

Answer 34

a holy war

Question 35

What emerged in the Muslim population after Muhammed's death and what was the major difference?

Answer 35

divisions | The major difference was about how to find a successor to Muhammed

Question 36

Sunnis believe

Answer 36

that the successor to Muhammed should be elected

Question 37

Shi'ites believe

Answer 37

that a descendent of Muhammed should be the successor

Question 38

caliph

Answer 38

a successor to the Prophet

Question 39

Merchants traded from

Answer 39

Europe, Asia, and Africa

Question 40

Prosperity was due to

Answer 40

trade and commerce

Question 41

dowry

Answer 41

what the bride brings into the marriage | a large wedding gift of property, money, or goods that the bride gives to the groom

Question 42

If Allah waves his right hand at you, you receive

Answer 42

salvation

Question 43

If Allah waves his left hand at you, you receive

Answer 43

condemnation

Question 44

Blood money

Answer 44

here you can pay for your forgiveness for doing bad things | pay to get rid of punishment

Question 45

Economic prosperity of Islamic empire due to

Answer 45

trade and commerce

Question 46

Women in Islamic world had the right to

Answer 46

divorce their husbands

Question 47

the first duty of all Muslims (according to the five pillars)

Answer 47

belief in one god, Allah (total submission)

Question 48

Hejira, Imam, and Kaaba are all associated with

Answer 48

the Islamic faith

Question 49

Islam changed status of women by

Answer 49

giving them legal and economic status

Question 50

"People of the Book"

Answer 50

Christians and Jews

Question 51

Islam spread rapidly after Muhammed's death because

Answer 51

the Arab world was united

Question 52

Major contribution of Islamic scholars

Answer 52

they preserved learning for the modern world

Question 53

Muslims consider the Koran the greatest book because

Answer 53

these are the words of Allah

Question 54

"Ink of the scholar is holier than the blood of a martyr"

Answer 54

Muhammed said it. | Is saying that a person that is educated should be held in high regard

Question 55

Five pillars of Islam include

Answer 55

1. being charitable 2. fasting during the holy month 3. making a trip to Mecca

Question 56

characteristics of Muslim architecture

Answer 56

1. the Roman arches 2. domed roofs 3. minarets-prayer towers

Question 57

Muslims in Asia, Africa, and Europe were united because

Answer 57

1. same language 2. same religion 3. same law system