SOCIAL STUDIES Flashcards
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what came first?
birth of muhhamad
second?
abu bakr
third?
umar
foruth?
uthman
fifth?
Ali tailb
sixth?
sunni shia split
last?
battle of tours
abu bakr?
first caliph following the death of Mohammad. father in-law and friend of Mohammad.
umar?
second cilph, expand spread of Islam. practices people of the book.
uthman
third caliph, created official Verizon of the qur’an
Ali tailb
fourth caliph, husband of Fatima and son in law and cousin of Muhammad. he was murdered.
Sunni-shia split
differences over should the next caliph be a descendant of Mohammad
battle of tours?
Charles Martel, king of the francs,defeats Muslim empire at tours, Charles “the hammer” is the grandfather of Charlemagne.
when did muhammad live?
570-632
where was Muhammad born?
mecca
who cared for Muhammad when he became an orphan at an early age
abu tailb, his uncle
what was muhammads nickname as a trader and what does it mean?
al-amin which means trustworthy
who did Muhammad Marry?
khadijah
who did Muhammad come across while praying in a cave?
angel gabriel and he told him he was a messager for god
god in Arabic?
allah
The messages from Gabriel and then Muhammad are first spread by mouth, and later become the basis for the?
Qur’an
When Muhammad began teaching who rejected his teachings?
wealthy Meccans
Meccans discredited or rejected Muhammad and his teachings, using?
boycotts, a refusal to do business with Muslims
A winged horse-like creature took Muhammad to Jerusalem to meet the prophets, and then the heavens to meet Allah. Muslims refer to this as the?
night journey
The pressure from the leaders of Mecca as well as the death of his uncle forced Muhammad and his followers to leave Mecca. They moved to ?
medina
The word Muslim means
Surrender to God’s will
The battles between the followers of Muhammad and Mecca was won by
muslims
Before he died, Muhammad spoke for the last time, reminding Muslims to treat each other well and be faithful. This event is referred to as the
last sermon
who was the first caliph that united the Arabian Peninsula.
abu bakr
what happened after the murder of ali tailb
After the murder of the fourth caliph, Ali, a split occurred in the Muslim community as to who should be the next caliph
what do all Muslims do?
follow the Qur’an, as well as the Sunnah and the five pillars
who believes the Caliph does not need to be a descendant from Muhammad
sunni
how many Islams are sunni?
90%
Sunnis are a large majority in
West Africa and Southeast Asia
who believes a caliph must be a direct descendant from Muhammad
shia
how many people are shia
10%
Islam what most practiced reilgon in the world today. Currently, Islam is the ….
Islam is the second most practiced religion andfastest growing religion in the world
who has the greatest number of Muslims
Southeast Asia
The holy book of Islam, containing God’s words, is the
Qur’an
The examples or guidelines Muhammad set for Muslims to follow is called the
sunnah
The first Pillar of Islam is —– the profession or declaration of faith that there is one God (monotheism), and Muhammad is the messenger of God
shahadah,
The second Pillar of Islam is —— (SAH-laht): daily ritual prayer, five times a day, facing the direction of Mecca,
The second Pillar of Islam is salat (SAH-laht): daily ritual prayer, five times a day, facing the direction of Mecca,
The third Pillar of Islam is —– or charity: wealthy people should share their riches with the less fortunate
zakat,
The fourth Pillar of Islam is —– or fasting. Muslims fast for an entire month during Ramadan. The date of Ramadan changes every year, depending on the lunar calendar. Muslims try to forgive people, give thanks, and avoid gossip, arguments, and bad deeds.
siyam
The fifth Pillar of Islam is —– the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. All adult Muslims who are financially and physically able to make the journey to Mecca are expected to perform the hajj at least once during their lifetime.
hajj
—- means to strive; to win the struggle. It is mostly an internal (mental) struggle,
Jihad
what does cultural diffusion mean
when things spread like reilgon.
what was one of the most glorious and largest Muslim cities - “the round city”
Baghdad
what did the Muslims build
Muslim rulers built schools, colleges, and libraries. Scholarship and learning were very highly valued
what did Muslims do for work?
Muslims did much work in the fields of zoology and astronomy.
Muslim scientists adapted and perfected the compass and astrolabe.
Muslim books helped popularize Arabic numerals in Europe and spread the concept of what
algebra
Two favorite recreational pastimes that Muslims helped popularize were what
polo and chess.
The Muslim leader, the successor of Muhammad, is called the?
caliph
