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islam vocab ch3/4
mr torres's class islam vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are sand dunes? | hills of sand shaped by the wind |
| in the middle of a desert a _______ allowed the traveler to fill up water | oasis |
| what is another word for settled? | sedentary |
| what do you call a group of traders that travel together? | a caravan |
| what is another word for market or bazaar? | souk |
| who invented Islam (was born to a powerful family in Mecca and was mainly raised by his uncle)? | Muhammad |
| what is Islam? | a religion based on the messages that Muhammad received from the angel |
| a _______ is follower of Islam. | Muslim |
| a _______ is to Islam as a bible is to Christianity and a Torah is to Judaism. | Qur'an |
| what is a shrine? | where people worship a saint or a god |
| what do you call a journey to a sacred place? | a pilgrimage |
| a ________ is to Islam as a church is to Christianity. | Mosque |
| what is jihad? | "to make an effort or to struggle" |
| what is the Sunnah | a written record of the way Muhammad lived which is how good Muslims are supposed to act |
| what are the five pillars of Islam? please list them | the 5 acts of worship that all Muslims are required to do 1. statement of faith 2. daily prayer 3. yearly donation to charity 4. fasting 5. hajj pilgramige to mecca |
| who ruled after Muhammad? | Abu Bakr |
| a ________ is the title Muslims used for the highest leader of Islam. | caliph |
| what is another word for acceptance | tolerance |
| what are Janissaries? | slave warriors that were converted to Islam and became fierce fighters |
| who was Mehmed II? | the ruler of the Ottomans who led them to be victorious over Constantinople. |
| what was an Ottoman ruler called? | sultan |
| who was Suleyman I " the magnificent" | was sultan during the peak of the Ottoman Empire |
| women had limited freedom, an example would be they had to stay in the __________. | Harem, an area in the house away from men |
| what did the branch of Islam called Shia believe/ | only member of Muhammad's family could become Caliphs |
| what did the Suni branch believe? | caliphs did not have to be related to Muhammad, they just had to be faithful Muslims and strong leaders |
| who traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain. | Ibn Battutah |
| what does Sufism philosophy teach? | people can find God's love by having a personal relationship with God |
| who was the most famous Sufi poet who wrote about faith, hope, and other emotions in "The Rubaiyat"? | Omar Khayyam |
| what is another word for sponsor? | patron |
| what is a minaret? | a narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer |
| what do you call decorative writing | calligraohy |
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sarah.kirk
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