Unit 2 - Lesson 1 The Rise of Islam Flashcards

1
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Bedouins

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Arab desert nomads

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2
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Mecca

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-City in Western Arabia with Ka’aba
-Originally a center for trade

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3
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Allah

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God in Arabic

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4
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What year was Muhammad born?

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570 CE

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5
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What year did Muhammad start to preach in Mecca

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613 CE

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6
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Hijrah

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Migration from Mecca to Medina

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7
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What year did Muhammad return to Mecca

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630 CE

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8
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What years was the Hijrah

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622-630

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9
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Islam

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“Submission to the Will of Allah”

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Muslim

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One who submits to the will of Allah

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11
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What goods were brought to Arabia

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Spices, Silk, Incense, Ivory, Precious Metals & Slik

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12
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What year did Muhammad Die

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632

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13
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam

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Faith
Prayer
Alms
Fasting
Pilgrimage (Hajj)

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14
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Ulama

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Religious teachers who apply words of Allah to everyday life.

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15
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Qur’an

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Holy Book of Muslims, world of Allah as revealed to Muhammad

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16
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Sunna

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Muhammad’s example of proper living

17
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shari’a

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System of laws that moral conduct, family life & community life.

18
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What links Islam to Christianity and Judaism

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-Belief the Jesus was prophet rather than son of God
-Qur’an perfects earlier revelations (Torah & Bible)
-Tolerance towards Christians and Jews

19
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Which empires neighbored at the time of the beginning of Islam?

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Byzantine and Sassanid (Persian)

20
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Ka’aba

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  1. Religious Relic in Islam
  2. Before Islam, was a temple filled with relics from various religions.
  3. Believed to have been established by Ibrahim (Abraham)