Social Studies 3 Flashcards
Islam in medieval times and in the golden age
What were the five Pillars of Islam?
They are the core practices every muslim follows.
What are the five Pillars of Islam?
Sahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj.
What is Sahada?
Faith in one god.
What is Salat?
Praying
What is Zakat?
Giving charity
What is Sawm?
Fasting during the month of Ramadan.
What is Hajj?
Traveling to Mecca
Why does Islam start?
Because of prophet Muhamad.
Who was Prophet Muhamad?
He was a 40 year old man who claimed that an angle called angle Gabriel talked to him and said that there was only one god (Allah).
What is The Quran?
It is the holy book of Islam.
What are the Arabic peninsulas main cities?
Mecca, Jerusalem, Medina, Bagdad.
What were the things that they accomplished in medicine in the golden age Islam?
Surgery
What were the things that they accomplished in math in the golden age Islam?
counting: 0,1,2,… and algebra
What were the things that they accomplished in architecture in the golden age Islam?
arches, alahmbra, cordoba
What were the things that they accomplished in science in the golden age Islam?
The study of stars.