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Ch 10 Muslim World
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The duties or main beliefs of Islam are called? | 5 pillars |
| What do Muslims believe about Muhammad? | The last and greatest prophet |
| The house of worship and leader of religious services are called what and what? | Mosque and muezzin |
| A system of law that regulates the family life, moral conduct, business life, and community life of muslims. | Sharia |
| The pilgrimage that each Muslim strives to make at least once in a lifetime. | Hajj |
| What does Islam mean in Arabic | Allah |
| Who did Muslims consider "people of the book"? | Jews and christians |
| How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire? | They were tolerant of them |
| What was the birthplace of Islam? | Mecca and Medina |
| After the death of Muhammad, internal conflict in Islam developed because... | Never specified a successor or told them how to choose one |
| What was true of the rightly guided caliphs? | All had a relationship with Muhammad |
| Which is not true of the Muslim class system? | Some class mobility existed with conversion to Islam |
| Why did Islam spread successfully and develop and empire? | Felt the religion gave them more equality, excited about teaching and converting religion, display military and strong leadership |
| All three monotheists religions teach the same ethical values such... | Love compassion respect and honesty |
| What was the main difference between the Sunni and shiite branches of Islam? | Shia believe the caliph needed to me relevant of Muhammad |
| What was the preferred method of Muslim scientists? | Observation based on logical experiments |
| How did the beliefs and practice of Islam create unity and strength amount Muslims in the 600' | It provided a common faith |
| Why was Mecca an important city in western Arabia? | Mecca was the center of trade and had the site of ka'aba |
| How did Islam spread Arabic culture? | As people learned Arabic for worship they could then understand Arabic culture |
| Why did the Shia oppose the rule of the Umayyads? | They were not Muhammad's desendents |
| What attracted non-Muslims to Islamic culture? | Religious teachings learning and prosperity and stays in society |
| What ties the Abbasid caliphate and the independent Muslims states together? | Religion language and trade |
| What was the role of women in society in Muslim society? | Raising children relating to marriage family and property |
| How did Muslim scholars help preserve the knowledge of the ancient Greeks and romans | By collecting translating and critiquing ancient texts |
| What role did cities play in the advancement of Muslim culture? | Arts and learning and it demonstrated rulers wealth and sophistication |
| What united the scholars of different cultures who worked in the house of wisdom? | A love of learning |
| What do you consider the most significant developments in scholarship and the arts during the reign of the Abbasids? | Calligraphy literature algebra optics and guide for the perplexed |
| What was the government of Muslim culture? | Theocracy(monarchy) |
| What was the religion? | Islam |
| What was the social class structure | King government officials merchants/artisans farmers and religious officials |
| What was the job specialization? | Government officials merchants trading artisans teachers and farmers |
| What were the public works? | Calligraphy poetry literature and domes/mosques |
| What were the cities? | Mecca and Damascus |
| What was the writing? | Arabic |
| What was the art/architecture? | Poetry literature paintings domes/mosques and building of universities |