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Question 1

5 pillars of Islam

Answer 1

Belief = monotheism
Prayer = 5 times a day 
Charity = sharing wealth with the less fortunate
Fasting = Ramadan
Pilgrimage = to Mecca

Question 2

Hajj

Answer 2

A sacred pilgrimage to Makkah, the sacred city of Islam

Question 3

Shari’ah

Answer 3

A code written by Muslim scholars that provides believers with a set of laws to regulate their lives by

Question 4

Muhammad

Answer 4

The founder of Islam, followers are called “Muslims”

Question 5

Quran

Answer 5

Holy book of Islam

Question 6

Monotheistic

Answer 6

Believing in one god – like Islam

Question 7

Shia branch of Islam

Answer 7

Accepts only the descendants of Muhammad’s son-in-law as the true rulers of Islam

Question 8

Sunni

Answer 8

Accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam

Question 9

Islamic split

Answer 9

Sunni/shia

After a revolt led by Hussein against Umayyad rule

Question 10

Philosophy achievements

Answer 10

Recovered/translated the works of a Greek architects

Question 11

History achievements

Answer 11

Wrote history books – most famous was the Muqaddimah

Question 12

Math achievements

Answer 12

Addopted/passed on the numerical system of India and the use of “zero,” and developed algebra

Question 13

Science achievements

Answer 13

Astrolabe was a device that was used by sailors to determine their location

Question 14

Medicine

Answer 14

Discovered contagious diseases

Question 15

Art achievements

Answer 15

Made art using arabesques, which were repeated decorations in geometric patterns

Question 16

Architecture achievements

Answer 16

Built the great mosque of Sa-marra’, which was the largest in the world at the time