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islam questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were muslim cities like? | trade helped the cities grow. Bagdad, Cairo Damscus located on trade routes that ran from Mediter. Sea to Asia |
| in the desert of arabian peninsula, the arab people were mostly | herders and traders |
| in the town of makkah, muhammad began to preach a religion | islam |
| muslims believe that muhammad was allah's | final prophet and quran is allah's written word |
| why do you think muhammads teachings were popular with poorer people? | rich were supposed to share with poor |
| what does quran prohibit | should not eat pork, drink liquor, no gambling no murder, lying, stealing |
| arabs spread islam through | teaching, conquest, and trade |
| muslims split in to 2 groups | sunnis, shiites |
| how did arabs spread region through trade? | merchants set up trading posts though out other countries and taught islam to people there |
| main difference between shiite and sunnis? | disagree who should be leader or caliph of islam |
| how did muslims treat conquered people? | they made non-muslims pay higher tax so may conquered people converted to islam |
| what were muslim scientists able to tell about the world when they used the Greek astrolabe | that the world is round |
| besides places of worship, mosques also served as | meeting places, schools and courts |
| what is the most striking architectural feature of a mosque? | minarets |
| why do muslims wash faces, arms, hands and feet before worship? | show respect for god |
| what are the three muslim social groups? | 1. gov leader, landowners, traders 2.artisians, farmers, workers 3.enslaved people |
| what contributions did muslims make in medicine? | discovered that blood circulates, how diseases spread |
| contributions in math? | invented algebra, arabic numerals 0-9 |
| contribution in art? | art designs with flowers, leaves and stars beautiful buildings, mosques and palaces Taj Mahal in India |
| contributions in science | founder of chemistry, used/perfected greek astrolabe which determined earth is round |
| a crier called muslims to prayer from the______ of a mosque | minaret |
| after mohammad died, his followers chose a ______ to lead them | caliph |
| the most famous _____ was Suleiman 1 | |
| in each muslim city, a _____ sold goods to local and out of town merchants | |
| arab merchants traveling in a _____ used camels to carry goods across the desert | caravan |
| each tribe of early arabs was led by a ____ | sheikh |
| the ___ believed that muhammads son in law should succeed him | shiites (smaller group) |
| according to the _____, the umayyad dynasty were the rightful caliphs | sunnis(bigger group) |
| muslim trade was successful because | muslim rulers made trade easier by giving merchants coins for buying and selling goods; arabic became main language for trading; merchants kept detailed records and developed into a new business 'banking' |
| what three major cities were on trade routes from the Mediterranean | ? |
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