Southwest asia notes (arabia) Flashcards
1
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What is Arabia
A
A peninsula in west asia
2
Q
What is Mecca?
A
Mecca is the capital of Saudi Arabia
3
Q
Who is Muhammad?
A
Muhammad is the founder of Islam, who made the Quran
4
Q
What is Islam?
A
A monotheistic religion that is followed by people called Muslims and founded by Mahummad
5
Q
What is the Quran
A
The holy book of Islam that Muslims call the word of Allah (god)
6
Q
(Five pillars)
Shahada
A
profession of faith
7
Q
Salah
A
Prayer
8
Q
Zakat
A
almsgiving (giving money or food to the poor)
9
Q
Sawm
A
fasting
10
Q
Hajj
A
pilgrimage (going to mecca)
11
Q
Mehmed II the Conqueror
A
Mehmed the Conqueror captured Constantinople and extended the Ottoman Empire into western Anatolia and the Balkans
12
Q
What was the ottoman empire
A
The Ottoman Empire was a transcontinental empire based out of modern-day Turkey,
