General stuff

Question 0

Define isolation

Answer 0

To be alone; away from everyone else

Question 1

Define Stereotype

Answer 1

An idea or judgment about a group of people based on an over generalization and without regard for individual rights

Question 2

Who was the first caliph after Muhammad’s death?

Answer 2

Abu bakr

Question 3

What was the easiest way of transportation and why?

Answer 3

Camels, because their feet would not sink in the sand and could carry many things

Question 4

Define Arab

Answer 4

Arab is an ethnic term

Question 5

Define Islam

Answer 5

Islam is a religion

Question 6

Define Muslim

Answer 6

A Muslim is a follower of Islam

Question 7

Describe the difference between the Sunnis and the shittes

Answer 7

Sunni- believed caliph should be the best for the job

Shitte- believed caliph should be a blood relative

Question 8

What is Ramadan?

Answer 8

Ramadan is a holiday where Muslims do not eat or drink until sundown to learn of hunger and poverty. It is also the holy day when Muhammad got a message from Allah

Question 9

What were the four main Islamic empires?

Answer 9

1. ) Umayyads
2. ) Abbasids
3. ) Islamic Spain
4. ) ottomans

Question 10

Define terrace

Answer 10

A piece of land on a mountainside that has been made flat for agricultural use

Question 11

What does it mean to adapt?

Answer 11

To change ones self to different conditions in order to better survive those conditions

Question 12

What does modify mean and give one example

Answer 12

To make changes around you to better survive different conditions
Ex. Terraces

Question 13

Describe the five pillars of Islam

1. ) prayer
2. ) giving alms
3. ) profession of faith
4. ) Ramadan
5. ) hajj

Answer 13

1. ) must pray five times a day
2. ) must donate money to the poor
3. ) acceptance of Islam
4. ) holy holiday when Muhammad…
5. ) must go to Mecca once in life

Question 14

Who is in charge?

Answer 14

The caliph

Question 15

Define mosque

Answer 15

A Muslim house of worship

Question 16

Where were the grandest libraries?

Answer 16

The libraries of Córdoba

Question 17

Give the geography of the Middle East

Answer 17

Oases, mountains, deserts, coastal plains

Question 18

Name the contributions of the Middle East

Answer 18

Algebra, music, hospitals, herbal medicines, libraries of Córdoba, banking system, Baghdad, caligraphy, astronomy, zoology, bookmaking, floral and geometric designs, polo

Question 19

Define habitable

Answer 19

Capable of being lived in

Question 20

What is a thawb and what does it do?

Answer 20

A loose fitting ankle length gown usually light colored. It keeps the person from getting sunburn

Question 21

What is a ghutra and what does it do?

Answer 21

A large square cloth worn to protect the head and neck

Question 22

What does it mean to discriminate?

Answer 22

To take action based on a stereotype

Question 23

What is the Qur’an?

Answer 23

Believed by the Muslims to be the written record of gods words; the holy book of the Muslims

Question 24

Why were oases important trade centers in the Arabian peninsula?

Answer 24

There was a source water, food and shelter