Chapter 9
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| bedouins | nomadic Arab peoples who lived in bands in the Arabian Peninsula's desert
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| Muhammad | founder of Islam
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| hegira | Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina
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| Islam | religion founded by Muhammad; literally "to surrender"
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| Muslims | followers of Islam
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| Qu'ran | sacred text of Islam, considered Allah's direct revelation
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| Five Pillars of Islam | obligations required of all Muslims
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| mosque | name for the building where Muslims worship
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| jihad | word can be translated as "struggle for the faith" or "holy war" and can also mean the struggle to defend the Muslim community or convert people to Islam
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| Abu Bakr | successor to Muhammad leader of Islam
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| caliphs | title given to leaders of Islam after Muhammad, means "successors"
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| caliphate | area ruled by a caliph
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| Umayyad | a powerful clan from Mecca whose struggle to regain control lead to civil war
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| Sunnis | Muslims who accepted the Umayyad caliph
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| Shia | supporters of Muhammad's cousin Ali, who refused to accept the Umayyad caliph
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| Sufis | a group within Islam that seeks a mystical, personal connection with God
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| Abbasid | family that ruled Islam after the Umayyads lost control
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| Harun al-Rashid | most prominent Abbasid caliph, helped Muslim culture reach greatness
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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