Islam/Crusade Test

Question 0

What is the Qur’an and what is the Sunnah

Answer 0

The Qur’an is the holy book for Muslims and the Sunnah is the example Muhammad set for the Muslims to follow

Question 1

What was an advancement made by the Muslims in geography and navigation?

Answer 1

The Muslims used irrigation to get water and made maps. They also made the astrolabe to keep track of time and a compass to provide directions

Question 2

What are the 5 Pillars of Islam and what is one thing about each one?

Answer 2

Shahadah: The declaration of faith-There is no God but God-shows that there is only belief in one God
Salat: The daily ritual prayer that focuses on the closeness to God
Zakat: Charity and sharing wealth with the poor
Siyam: Fasting
Hajj: The pilgrimage to Makkah that people make at least once in their life.
Jihad: The internal conflict to please God
Shari’ah: Islamic Law

Question 3

How did Muhammad become God’s Messenger?

Answer 3

He became God’s Messenger when he was meditating in a cave in Makkah, and the angel Gabriel came down and told him the he would be God’s Messenger.

Question 4

What is Makkah?

Answer 4

Makkah was crossroad of trade. Merchants would travel there to trade and to pray at the Ka’bah when it was still polotheistic. It is where Muhammad recieved a calling from God. It is now a center of the Muslim faith and Muslims travel there during the Hajj to walk around the Ka’bah 7 times

Question 5

What was an advancement made by the Muslims in

mathematics?

Answer 5

Khwarizmi’s books helped develop fractions and decimals and used Algebra to explore the unknown

Question 6

Who was Muhammad?

Answer 6

He was a prophet from God who taught the faith of Islam.

Question 7

What are some differences and similarities of the Christian and Muslim faith?

Answer 7

Some similarities are that they both have a holy book and they both are monotheistic. Some differences are that the Christians believe that Jesus was the son of God, but Muslims do not. They both have different worship ceremonies, and they have different places of worship; Christians have a church and Muslim’s have a mosque

Question 8

What was an advancement made by the Muslims in art?

Answer 8

The Muslims built mosques and made intricate designs an geometric shapes on buildings and artwork

Question 9

Who are Muslims?

Answer 9

Muslims are followers of the Islamic faith

Question 10

What is the Hajj?

Answer 10

The Hajj is the holy month, or the pilgrimage to Makkah. Four rituals that are practiced during this month are wearing all white, walking around the Ka’bah 7 times, going on a pilgrimage to Makkah once in your life, and preforming the water ritual between the two mountains

Question 11

What was the original meaning of Jihad?

Answer 11

The original meaning of Jihad was an internal conflict within Muslims as they strive to please their God. It was used to promote kindness in Muslims

Question 12

What was an advancement made by the Muslims in scholarship?

Answer 12

Muslims used reason and logic to prove truths. They built colleges, schools, libraries, and research centers. They accepted the Arabic language and learning was greatly valued

Question 13

What was an advancement made by the Muslims in medicine?

Answer 13

Muslims made hospitals to teach doctors, made medicine (learned how to put people to sleep) did surgery (used animal guts to stitch wounds) and explored disease (Al-Razi realized that diseases were caused by bacteria

Question 14

What was Baghad?

Answer 14

Baghad was the captial of the Islamic Empire. It was a major crossroad of trade and the whole city was round.
At the center of Baghad, there was the palace and the mosque. 100,00 people built the city of Baghad.

Question 15

How was Jerusalem holy to Christians, Jews, and Muslims?

Answer 15

It was holy to Christians because it had the place that Jesus died. It was holy to the Jewish because it has a wall of the place their temple was built. It was holy to Muslims because they have Temple Mount.

Question 16

What was an advancement made by the Muslims in Science and technology?

Answer 16

The muslims studies animal’s bodies and made medicine from the animal’s bodies. They also made a device that would tell them where Makkah is and realized that Earth rotates

Question 17

What were the goals of the Pope and the knights during the crusades?

Answer 17

The goals were to win take over Palestine and to win back the Constantinople for the Byzantine Emperor from the Seljuk Turks.

Question 18

What were some effects of the Crusades?

Answer 18

Loss of population, horrible deaths, and properties were destroyed

Question 19

Who was Pope Urban II?

Answer 19

He was the Pope who declared the First Crusade.

Question 20

What did Pope Urban II urge his knights to do?

Answer 20

He urged his knights to fight to win back Constantinople for the Byzantine Emperor, so that he could control their land (Palestine). This would make him famous

Question 21

What was the Ka’bah, and what is it today?

Answer 21

The Ka’bah was a place where the shrines of the Gods were kept, but then Muhammad destroyed the statues. Now it is a center for Muslim faith, and during the Hajj, Muslims walk around the Ka’bah 7 times

Question 22

What did Pope Urban II promise to his soldiers?

Answer 22

Forgiveness of sins (ticket to heaven), wealth when they returned, and fame for the knights

Question 23

Who were the Seljuk Turks and what had they done to anger the Christians?

Answer 23

The Seljuk Turks were Muslims from Muslims who wanted to control Jerusalem. To anger the Christians, they were trying to take over the Christians land and the Christians didn’t like that the Muslims did not think that the Muslims believe that Jesus was the Son of God

Question 24

Why did the Byzantine Emperor call for the Pope’s help?

Answer 24

He called for the Pope’s help because his city was being destroyed by the Seljuk Turks. He needed and army that could protect his capital; Constantinople