Test 1

Question 1

Allah

Answer 1

God(Arabic word, used mainly in Islam)

Question 2

Caliph

Answer 2

A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government

Question 3

Calligraphy

Answer 3

The art of beautiful handwriting

Question 4

Fatimid

Answer 4

A member of a Muslim dynasty that traced it’s ancestry to Muhammad’s daughter Fatima and that built and Empire in North Africa, Arabis and Syria

Question 5

Hajj

Answer 5

A pilgrimage to Mecca preformed as a duty by Muslims

Question 6

Hijrah

Answer 6

Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Medina (Yathrib) in 622 AD, the first year of the Islamic calendar

Question 7

House of Wisdom

Answer 7

A center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s

Question 8

Islam

Answer 8

A monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the seventh century AD

Question 9

Mosque

Answer 9

An Islamic place of worship

Question 10

Muslim

Answer 10

A follower of Islam

Question 11

Qur’an

Answer 11

The holy book of Islam

Question 12

Shari’a

Answer 12

A body of law governing the lives of Muslims

Question 13

Shi’a

Answer 13

The branch of Islam whose members acknowledged Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad

Question 14

Sufi

Answer 14

A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means

Question 15

Sunna

Answer 15

An Islamic model for living based on the life and teachings of Muhammad

Question 16

Sunni

Answer 16

The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad

Question 17

Umayyads

Answer 17

A dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from 661AD to 750AD and later established a kingdom in al-Andalus

Question 18

Muslims

Answer 18

People who follow Islam

Question 19

Who was Muhammad

Answer 19

The founder of Islam, the prophet of Allah, the messenger of Allah

Question 20

What was the night of power?

Answer 20

A sacred event where Muhammad received the call to be gods messenger: The Prophet of Allah

Question 21

When did Muhammad begin preaching to the people of Mecca?

Answer 21

613 AD

Question 22

What does Islam mean?

Answer 22

Islam is an Arabic word that means acceptance, submission, surrender or commitment. Related to the Arabic word for peace.

Question 23

What does Muslim mean?

Answer 23

Someone who makes peace

Question 24

How many followers does Islam have?

Answer 24

Over a billion, 1/5 of the world’s population

Question 25

What did Mohammad's childhood include?

Answer 25

His father dying before he was born and his mom dying before he was 6. He lived with a nomadic tribe.

Question 26

What was the name of Muhammad's wife?

Answer 26

Khadija, she was the nomadic tribe leader.

Question 27

How many kids did Muhammad have?

Answer 27

4 daughters, and 3 sons who died in infancy

Question 28

What did Muhammad first do when he began preaching?

Answer 28

* Began preaching to the people of Mecca in 613 * Told them to believe in the oneness of Allah: Allah is the only God * Gathered followers from all classes in Mecca * Called for the submission to the will of the one true God * Merchants of Mecca ignored him

Question 29

What are the five pillars of faith?

Answer 29

``` Belief in Allah Belief in angels of God Belief in the Quran Belief in judgement day Belief that God is responsible for everything ```

Question 30

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Answer 30

Faith: To become a Muslim a person must make a statement to Allah Prayer: Fives time a day Alms: To support the less fortunate Fasting: Not eating food or indulging in pleasure during Ramadan Pilgrimage: All Muslims who are able to must have to preform the Hajj

Question 31

Abbasids

Answer 31

A dynasty that ruled ruled much of the Muslim empire from 750 AD to 1258 AD

Question 32

What were the repercussions of Muhammad first preaching to the Meccans?

Answer 32

Tribe leaders tried to bribe him with offers of wealth Merchants of Mecca ignored him He and his followers were persucuted

Question 33

What occurred 622 when the religion was moved to Medina by Muhammad?

Answer 33

He built the first mosque Drafted agreements with opposing clans to have mutual respect for each other The religion flourished in Medina Jewish leaders denied him as prophet

Question 34

What does caliph mean?

Answer 34

Successor

Question 35

Who were the rightly guided caliphs in order?

Answer 35

Muhammad Abu Bakr Uthman Ali

Question 36

What did Abu-Bakr put in place in order to help Islam survive and expand?

Answer 36

Jihad, holy wars to take over empires

Question 37

What empires had Islam taken over under Jihad?

Answer 37

Syria, Egypt and parts of the Sassanid empire

Question 38

By 750 how much land had the muslims conquered?

Answer 38

6,000 square miles

Question 39

What was the order of higher power in the muslim empire?

Answer 39

Rightly guided caliphs, Ummayads, Abbasids

Question 40

What did the Ummayads change within the muslim empire?

Answer 40

They focused on wealth and abandoned the life of the past caliphs Moved the capital of islam to damascus which helped them control the empire

Question 41

Sufi

Answer 41

A muslim who are very spiritual and believe a life of poverty. They rejected the wealthy life of the ummayads

Question 42

Shi'a

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People who believe the decedents of ali as the true successors to Muhammad.

Question 43

Sunni

Answer 43

Resisted the rule of the ummayads and believed in the ways of muhammad. Acknowledge the 4 caliphs as the rightful successors.

Question 44

What did the Abasids do?

Answer 44

The most powerful rebel group that ruthlessly murdered all the members of the ummayad family. Moved the capital to baghdad Developed a strong bureaucracy which kept track of the flow of money They also taxed imports, exports, land and non muslims

Question 45

What cultures combined to make

Answer 45

Arab, Turkish and Persian

Question 46

What law do muslims follow?

Answer 46

Sharia Law

Question 47

How many wives could a muslim have?

Answer 47

Up to 4, he paid a tax for the extras

Question 48

How could men divorce a wife?

Answer 48

By saying "I dismiss you."