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Hardwicksvhs-Chapter 10 The Muslim World
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nomadic,desert tribesman | Bedouin |
| Arabic for "the god" | Allah |
| Muhammad's birthplace | Mecca |
| Migration from Mecca in 622 | Hegira (Hijirah) |
| "city of the prophet" | Medina |
| Islamic house of worship | Mosque |
| Muslim holy book | Quran (Koran) |
| Obligations of all Muslims | Five Pillars of Islam |
| Muhammad's example | Sunna |
| System of law that regulates family life, moral conduct, and business life. | Shariah |
| "protected people" | Christians and Jews |
| "people of the book" | Muslims |
| Arabic for surrender to the will of Allah | Islam |
| Arabic for one who has submitted | Muslim |
| Capital of the Abbasid Empire | Baghdad |
| Capital of the Umayyad Empire | Damascus |
| Cordaba was located in | Spain |
| Center of learning during the Abbasid Empire | House of Wisdom |
| The art of elegant handwriting | calligraphy |
| Muslim achievement in mathematics | al-jabr |
| Muslims believe Muhammad is the | last and greatest of all prophets |
| Replaced the last of the 'Rightly Guided Caliphs' | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Arabic for successor | caliph |
| Only a relative can be a successor to Muhammad | Shiite |
| Must face when praying | Mecca |
| Muslim form of currency | dinar |
| The Muslim calendar is in the year | 1431 |
| Which caliphate did not increase the size of the Islamic Empire? | Abbasid |
| Who delayed Columbus's Voyage of Discovery? | Berbers |
| Body of water that Muslim traders used to get to India? | Indian Ocean |
| How many nights did Scherazade have to entertain the King? | 1001 |
| Performing the hajj, fasting during the Ramadan, and praying toward Mecca require knowledge in | Astronomy |
| Baghdad is arabic for | garden of God |
| Muslim men may take up to | four wives |
| Muslims became the power of learning due to the fall of | Rome |