Cultural History Flashcards
The central religious text of Islam is:
The Quran
What group threatened the Golden Era of Islam to the East?
The Mongol Empire.
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
- Shahadah - Profession of Faith2. Salat - Prayer3. Zakat - Almsgiving4. Sawm - Fasting5. Hajj - Pilgrimage
Who is the Prophet of Islam?
Mohammed.
The followers of which religious sect believe that the Caliph Abu Bakr was chosen by the muslim community to be the successor of Muhammed?
Sunni.
What is the muslim Profession of Faith?
There is no god except God, and Muhammad is God’s Prophet.
Which is the largest sect of Islam?
Sunni.
The followers of which religious sect believe that Mohammeds’s son-in-law, Ali, was the successor in the Caliphate?
Shi’a.
A Mu’zin calls Muslims to prayer how many times a day?
Five.
Which city became the capital of the Muslim world during the Golden Age of Islam and was eventually taken by the Abbasid dynasty?
Baghdad.
What did the Ottoman Empire negatively affect after it took over the once flourishing Arabia?
Trade routes between East and West.
Which tribe dominated Mecca and protects the Ka’aba?
Quraysh
Sacred place of worship where pagan idol worship took place prior to Islam.
Ka’aba.
Date when Mongols took Baghdad, the center of Islam at the time.
1258 CE
Date when Islam was first revealed to Mohammed in a cave.
≈610 CE
