Important notes Flashcards
What does Islam mean?
“submission to God”
Who founded Islam?
Muhammad - considered last prohpet of God (Allah)
What is the youngest major religion?
Islam
What are the 2 denominations of Islam and how much of the pop is in them?
Sunni - 4/5; Shi’a and Sufi - 1/5
What is the largest Muslim majority country?
Indonesia
How many followers of Islam?
1.4 B, 24% of the world pop
What is the second largest and fasted growing religion?
Islam
What is the holy building of Islam called?
mosque
What is the holy book of Islam called?
Quran
How many pillars of Islam are there?
5
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
- Faith and belief in one god - Allah
- fasting during Ramadan
- Pray 5 times a day facing to
- Give to charity
- Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca
What is Kaaba?
the most sacred site in the Muslim world
What is Mecca?
the most sacred city in the Muslim world
What is Jerusalem?
a city in Israel that is being fought over
What is the Western Wall?
a wall left in Jerusalem after the second Jewish temple was built there
What is the only Jewish nation in the world and since when?
Israel, since 1948
Why do Jews want Jerusalem?
it is veiwed as ancient homeland - promised by God
Why do Christians want Jerusalem?
it is surronded by imporant cities
Why do Muslims want Jerusalem?
it is the 3rd most holy city, and is the last place Muhammad visited
When was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
1916
What was the Skyes-Picot agreement?
an agreement between BR and FR - if they could defent the OTT, they would come up to the area and create borders and control it
Who did BR and FR need to fight the OTT?
Arabs
Who did BR and FR send to get the Arabs?
Lawrence of Arabia
What were the Arabs promised and what did they get?
They were promised to get control of ancient lands, they were given nothing
When was the Balfour Declaration?
1917
What was the Balfour Daclaration?
BR creation of 2 state system in Palestine - Jews get 56% of land, arab Palestinaians get 43%
Israeli leaders said yes, Palestinians said no
What is ISIS?
a terrorist/extremist group that want to undo consequences of the Syke-Picot agreement
How many UN members do not recognize Israel?
28
