History Quest 3

Question 1

Quran

Answer 1

The Holy book of Islam

Question 2

Shari’ah

Answer 2

The Islamic code of law

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

An Arab religious social and political leader.

Question 4

Makkah

Answer 4

Religious site that was important.

Question 5

Madinah

Answer 5

Established after his flight with Mecca.

Question 6

Describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula.

Answer 6

Could be very hot and very dry but could also be cool

Question 7

Why did Makkah become the largest and richest of the towns in Arabia

Answer 7

Because the town was a crossroads of trade

Question 8

What was the Kaaba

Answer 8

A low block like building surrounded by statues of goddesses and gods.

Question 9

What is the Islamic state

Answer 9

the government of the state used its political power to uphold Islam.

Question 10

What beliefs do Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common?

Answer 10

• God spoke to people by prophets
• Abraham as there first prophet
• God decides what is right and wrong

Question 11

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

Answer 11

They are belief, prayer, Christianity,fasting and pilgrimage.

Question 12

Caliph

Answer 12

A Muslim leader

Question 13

Sunni

Answer 13

A group of Muslims who accepted the rule of Umayyad caliphs

Question 14

Shia

Answer 14

A group of Muslims who believed that Descendants of our Ali should rule

Question 15

Sultan

Answer 15

Seljuk leader

Question 16

Umayyad

Answer 16

Governed the Arab empire

Question 17

Sufi

Answer 17

they teach others about Islam

Question 18

Abbasid

Answer 18

They ruled the Arab Empire until 12:58.

Question 19

Seljuk Turks

Answer 19

Nomads who took control of government and army

Question 20

Ottoman Turks

Answer 20

Turkish clans who lived in Asia Minor

Question 21

Suleiman 1

Answer 21

The most famous sultan ruled during 1500

Question 22

Damascus

Answer 22

It’s the present capital in the largest city of Syria

Question 23

Cordoba

Answer 23

Carthaginian in origin was occupied by Romans

Question 24

Timbuktu

Answer 24

Became a leading center of Muslim culture

Question 25

Baghdad

Answer 25

A capital city on the Tigris river

Question 26

When Arab conquered an area what happened to the conquered people and their religion

Answer 26

Allowed the religion but to keep it they needed to pay special taxes

Question 27

What was the disagreement between Sunnni and Shia Muslims.

Answer 27

She said the Umayyad caliph in Damascus had no right to rule

Question 28

Mosque

Answer 28

A Muslim house of worship

Question 29

bazaar

Answer 29

A marketplace full of shops and stalls where goods were sold.

Question 30

List six Muslim achievements

Answer 30

They invented Algebra, studied stars, learned the earth was round, Discovered how blood circulates, wrote non religious books, Art based off Islam.