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Islam
religion
Question | Answer |
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what place is Islam within religion ratings | the second largest |
where is Islamic culture most spread to | stans, north Africa, Indonesia ,Saudi Arabia |
what sis the Islamic place of worship | the mosque |
the use of geometric patterns is present in what | Islamic architecture |
where does the Islamic region start what country | Saudi Arabia |
who received gods message form gaberial | some man named Muhammad |
what is the quran | the Islamic holy book and considered the word of god |
what happen when Islam expanded | literacy increased people got taught Arabic |
what is the goal of a Muslim | to get knowledge learning was very import to the Islamic religion |
what did isalm preach | equality and standing as equal |
what was the Islamic religion monotheistic or polytheistic | monotheistic |
why did muslim spread so easily | easy to learn teaches equality allowed religious freedom |
what is the first pillar | upholding your faith |
what is the 2nd pillar | your prayer |
which is the 3rd pillar | giving back to your community |
what is the jihad | (holy war) against pagans and other non believers |
what were mosque also used as | like a community center for learning and giving back |
who are the people of the book | Christians and jew |
what did the people of the book have to do | gave religious freedoms but had to pay a tax to practice their religion |
what happens to the territory after Muhammad death | Islam continued to expand conquered places east to west |
what is mecca | where the prophet was born and where the shrine is held |
what is Medina | where the religion really first got started |
what other country did Islam conquer | Spain |
what is the Islam language | Arabic |
how did having one same language benefit the Islamic people by | increased trade and knowledge |
where is the Islam spread stopped in Europe | France and the Byzantines |
who defeated the Muslim | a group called the franks with a leader called Martel in a city called tour |
what did the battle of tours preserve | western Christianity |
what is the Islamic schism | split because who was going to be the leader of the Islamic empire |
what are caliphs | who is going to rise to power after the person in power |
who was the fourth caliph to Muhammad | ali |
who is the sunnis | believed that anyone could become the caliphs didn't give caliphs any holy status |
who are the shi'a | believed that only descendants of Muhammad could become caliphs |
what group is most of the Muslims | sunnis |
what are in Sunnis countries | religious leaders aren't political leaders |
what is the biggest sunni country | saudia Arabia |
iran and southern iraq are what type of country | Shiites |
what does the Shiites have | more traditional and symbolic views |
what dynasty conquered the Islamic world | umayyadas ruled over an untied empire |
what is the capital of umayyads | damascus modern day syria |
who does the umayyads favor and what did that do | favored the Arabs which made people grow animosity towards the Arabs |
who were the Berbers | traders who excepted Islamic leadership |
what is the most important mosque | great mosque in mecca |
where is the great dome of the rock located at | in Jerusalem |
what building had a big gold dome | the great dome of the rock |