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Exam No. 3: Islam Flashcards

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1
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What was the climate like in the Arabian Peninsula?

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Dry desert

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2
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What is Polytheism?

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The worship of many different gods.

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What was the name of the building the Islamic people built?

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The Kaaba.

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4
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Where is the Kaaba located?

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Mecca.

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5
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What year was Muhammad born? Where was it?

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570 in Mecca.

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What profession did Muhammad’s uncle have?

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He was a merchant.

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What was Muhammad’s

wife’s age and name when Muhammad met her?

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Her name was Khadija and she was 40.

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8
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What year did Muhammad pray in a cave and get visited by Gabriel?

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610

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9
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What year did Muhammad start preaching his messages publicly?

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613

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10
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What is the definition of Monotheism?

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The worship of one god.

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11
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What is the Bible equivalent in the Islamic culture?

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The Koran

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12
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What year did Khadija die?

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619

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13
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What year did Gabriel take Muhammad on a “Night Journey”?

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620

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14
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Where did the horse take Muhammad?

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The horse took Muhammad to see everything in heaven and on earth, then to the temple in Jerusalem.

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Who did Muhammad meet on the night journey?

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Abraham and Jesus.

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What is the Hadith and when was it written?

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The Hadith is a collection of sayings and reports about the life of Muhammad, published approximately 2 centuries after Muhammad’s death.

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17
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In what year did the followers of Islam migrate from Mecca to Medina?

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622

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18
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What year did Muhammad die?

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632

19
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What were Muhammad’s titles?

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He was a spiritual, political, and military leader.

20
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The Arabian Peninsula had a central, unifying government. True or False?

A

False.

21
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

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  1. Declaration: “there is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”
  2. Prayer: Prayers are said five times a day, facing the city of Mecca.
  3. Giving: Those who are wealthy must give to those who are needy.
    Fasting: During the month of Ramadan (May-June), Muslims must not eat or drink from dawn to dusk.
  4. Pilgrimage: At least once in their lifetime, every Muslim must travel to the holy city of Mecca.
22
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What are Islam’s most important features?

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  1. The Five Pillars of Islam
  2. The Koran
  3. The Hadith
23
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What are the two main styles that influenced Islamic architecture and art?

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Byzantine and the Persian Empire.

24
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What are some characteristics of Byzantine art and architecture?

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Bright colours, domes and the crescent on the roof.

25
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What type of architecture includes plain and simple structures?

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Persian Empire styles.

26
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What are three elements of Islamic art?

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  1. Geometric shapes
  2. Repeating patterns
  3. Bright colors
27
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Muslim people did not want pictures of Muhammad anywhere. True or False, and testify.

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No, because it would be considered idolatry.

28
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What were the social classes in order of importance in the Islamic culture?

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  1. Allah & Muhammad
  2. Caliphs (aka kings)
  3. Professional Muslims: Traders, Merchants, Doctors
  4. Jews and Christians
  5. Slaves: They were often people from other cultures, taken when Muslims raided foreign lands.
29
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What happened from 632-661?

A

First Four Caliphs!

30
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Name what happened in 1258.

A

Mongols sack Damascus.

31
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When did the Abbasid Dynasty run from? Was is the Golden Age or not?

A

The Abbasid Dynasty ran from 750-1517, and it was considered the Golden Age.

32
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The Umayyad Dynasty ran from 661-751, true or False?

A

False: it went from 661-750.

33
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What years did the Crusades happens?

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1095-1272.

34
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What year was the Battle of Tours?

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732.

35
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Who led the Battle of Tours? Whose grandfather was he?

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Charles Martel led the Battle of Tours, and his grandson was Charlemagne.

36
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“Reunion of broken parts”

A

Al-Jabr (Al-ge-bra)

37
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“The spread of cultural elements from one society to another.”

A

Cultural diffusion

38
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What does Islam mean?

A

“Surrender”

39
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What is an astrolabe?

A

A tool used to measure distances in relation to the stars.

40
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A change made to an existing object or way of doing things is also known as collaboration; true or False?

A

False, it’s adaptation.

41
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Who was the first caliph?

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Abu-Bakr

42
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A textbook used for almost 2 centuries was known as the Canon of Medicine; true or false?

A

True.

43
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What Empire was taken over for Islam during the Abbasid Dynasty?

A

The Persian Empire

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