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Chapter 10-Islam
Unit Test
Question | Answer |
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What are one of the Five Pillars of Islam? | The Declaration of Faith Praying 5 times a day towards direction of Mecca Fast during Ramadan Giving alms to charity/poor making a pilgrimage to mecca to clean all sins |
How long do Muslims have to fast during Ramadan? | From sunrise to sunset for the whole month of Ramadan |
Who is the founder(s) of Islam? | Abraham and/or Muhammad |
What Language do the Islamic speak? | Arabic |
Was it the Sunni or the Shi'a that believed that the first four caliphs were “rightly guided”? | Sunni |
Which two oceans were major trading networks for Muslims? | The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean |
During the rise of Muslim cities, what was the main city? | Damascus |
As more cities began to grow, was did it symbolize for Muslims? | This symbolized the strength of a caliphate |
What is the Islamic house of worship? | A Mosque |
What is the holy day of the week? | Friday |
Who does the holy month of Ramadan honor? | Allah |
Who were the three main caliphs who knew Muhammad before he died? | Umar, Uthman, Ali and Abu-Bakr |
What did the people have to pay every year in exchange for military duties? | a poll tax |
After all caliphs died, what family took control? | The Umayyads |
What was the difference between the Sunni and the Shi'a once they split? | Some people resisted Umayyad rule. This group was called Shi’a They wanted a caliph to be a descendant of Muhammad Those who did not resist outwardly were called the Sunni |
What was built around the Abbasid capital? | A circular wall |
The definition of Muslim means.... | one who has submitted |
The Qur'an is the... | Holy book of Islam |
What does the Declaration of Faith say? | “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the last and greatest prophet" |
After the social classes were built, the upper class was who? | Those who were born as a Muslim |
What did the Muslims rely on to calculate the times of day to pray towards Mecca? | Astronomers and mathematicians |
Who studied medicine and diseases and created an encyclopedia, known as the greatest physician of the Muslim world? | al-Razi |
What three Muslim empires grew? | the Ottoman, the Safavid, and the Mughal |
Describe the religious environment into which Muhammad was born. | Muhammad was born into a very religious state, he grew up living a hard life yet taking much interest for religion. |
Why were the “rightly guided” caliphs so successful in spreading Islam? | They made sure to protect Islam and spread their faith as well as other Muslims did They were willing to struggle to extend its world |