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Islam
religion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |