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Chapter 10 Islam

Davis - SVHS- Chapter 10 The Mulsim World

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meaning to submit to the will of Allah Islam
meaning one who has submitted Muslim
Islamic house of worship mosque
the pilgrimage to Mecca hajj
"successor" or "deputy" caliph
nomads in the Arabian desert bedouins
ruling family who changed how successor was chosen and moved the capital to Damascus Umyyads
ruling family who developed a strong bureaucracy Abbasids
could be exchanged for cash at a bank, a lot like a modern day check sakk
Islamic law that regulates family life Shari'a
Why was the Ka'aba so important to the city of Mecca it housed 300 idols of various gods for visitors on the trade route to worship
Who was visited by the angel Gabriel and told that he was the messenger of God Muhammad
What was the Hijrah when Muhammad was banned from Mecca and went 200 miles north to Yathrib
What are some of the customs, laws, and morals practiced by Muslims in their daily lives not allowed to eat pork, forbidden to drink wine, communal worship of Fridays, and expected to worship God directly
What are the three sources of Muslim authority Allah, Quran, and the Sunna
Why were the "rightly guided" Caliphs referred to as such they based their leadership on the Quran and Muhammad's actions
How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire their religions were tolerated, but restrictions and taxes were imposed
Who did Muslims consider the "people of the book" Jews and Christians
What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph Shi'a
What division of Islam did not outwardly resist the Umyyads rule and their name means followers of Muhammad's example Sunni
What division of Islam pursues a life of poverty and devotion to a spiritual path Sufi
What are the five pillars of Islam the major duties required of ALL Muslims (faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage)
What was taxed to support the Abbasid bureaucracy land, imports, and exports
Which two bodies of water linked the Muslim empire to a world system of trade Mediterranean Sea & Indian Ocean
What is the correct order of Muslim social classes from top to bottom muslims at birth, converts, protected people, and slaves
The Guide of the Perplexed was a book that blended what philosophy, religion, and science
The academic subject developed by Al-Kharizmi and originally called al-jabr is known by what name today algebra
In what form of art can the greatest cultural blending of the Muslim world be seen calligraphy
Toward what city do Muslims pray Mecca
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