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Islam Unit Test
CMS Torres_0910
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Arabic word for "god"? | Allah |
| What is a "hajj"? | A sacred pilgrimmage to Mecca. It is the fifth pillar of faith. |
| What is a special or sacred place to store the figures of saints or idols? | A shrine |
| What is the name of the flight to Medina comitted by Muhammad and his first followers? | Hegira or Hijrah |
| What is the word that means to submit to allah? | Islam |
| What is the term that describes a person or people who settle and stay in one area? | Sedentary |
| What are nomads? | People who move from place to place with a herd of animals. |
| What is the name of the beautiful Mughal mausoleum constructed by Shah Jahan? | Taj Mahal |
| What is the holiest city in Islam? | Mecca |
| These Muslims believe that anyone who is holy and devoted to Islam can lead the people of Islam. | Sunni |
| These Muslims feel that only a person related to Muhammad can lead Islam. | Shia, or, Shiite |
| The written record of Muhamad's deeds and teachings by example are recorded in what book? | Sunnah |
| What is the name of Islamic law that varies from region to region and is based on the interpretations of the Sunnah, Quran, and Hadith? | Shariah |
| What is the capital sity of the Safavid Empire that was considered the most beautiful city of its time in the entire world? | Esfahan |
| Who is the founder of Islam? | Muhammad |
| After Muhammad died, who was the first caliph? | Abu Bakr |
| What is a caliph? | A leader of Islam |
| Who is the great Sufi poet who wrote the famous poetic line, "A book of verse, underneath the bough, A jug of wine a loaf of bread-and thou..." | Ommar Khayyam |
| Who is the great Mughal conqueror who showed great tolerance? | Akbar |
| One who submits to allah is known as this. | Muslim |
| This empire dominated what today is known as Iran, but back then it was Persia. | Safavid |
| These Muslims built huge cannons and sacked Constantinople. | Ottomans |
| Captured by Ottomans, these slave boys were trained as fierce fighters. | Jannissaries |
| Who was the Ottoman ruler who extended the Ottoman Empire into Europe? | Suleyman I |
| What is the holiest book of Islam? | The Qur'an |
| What is the Arabic equivalent of today's shopping malls? | Souks |
| This fabulous city in Spain was the sight of the first university in Europe. | Cordoba |
| Although Islam is very similar in many ways from this world faith, Islam ranks only second place in terms of the number of followers. | Christianity |
| Vast areas with little rainfall and spase vegetation and great temperature extremes are known as these physiographic regions. | deserts |
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