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Chapter 9
Islam and Arab Empires
Question | Answer |
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What is the belief in multiple gods? | Polytheism |
What is the compilation of Holy scriptures of Islam? | Quran |
Which group accepted only Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam? | Sunni |
Which group accepted only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam? | Shia/Shiite |
What was the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Medina called? | Hijra |
Who is the secular and spiritual leader of an Islamic community? | Caliph |
What is the distinctive tower of a Mosque called? | Minaret |
Who captured Baghdad in 1055 and took over Eastern provinces of the Abbasid Empire? | Abi Bakr |
Many Arabs began to intermarry with conquered peoples under the rule of which Caliphs? | Abbasids |
How did Europeans develop through achievements of Muslim scholars? | read Aristotle and other Greek Philosphers |
Which Caliph allowed Arabs to take control of the Byzantine province of Syria in Southwest Asia? | Abu Bakr |
What are the acts of worship practiced by Muslims called? | Five Pillars |
What is the code of law that regulates all aspects of Muslim life? | Sharia |
Explain the five pillars of Islam | Allah, Fasting, Zakat, Pilgramage, and Prayer |
Why did Mohammad's teaching appeal to many people? | United under one God |
During times of war, what was the role f foreign merchants? | Peace |
Before trade routes were established, Arabs were primarily_____? | Nomads |