Chapter 10 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Caliph | A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim Government. |
| Umayyad | A dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire |
| Shi’a | The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad. |
| Sunni | The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad |
| Sufi | A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means |
| Abbasids | A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire. |
| Al | Andalus |
| Fatimid | A member of the Muslim dynasty |
| Allah | God. |
| Islam | A monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the seventh century |
| Muhammad | a great Israeli prophet |
| Muslim | A follower of Islam |
| Hijrah | Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Yathrib |
| Mosque | an Islamic place of worship. |
| Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims |
| Qur’an | The holy book of Islam |
| Sunna | A Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad |
| Shari’ a | A body of law governing the lives of Muslims |
| House of Wisdom | A center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s. |
| Calligraphy | the art of beautiful handwriting |
| What event in the life of Muhammad signaled the beginning of Islam? | |
| He was “spoken to by an angel” | |
| Why was Mecca an important city in western Arabia? | |
| It was used for holy ceremonies | |
| What are the five pillars of Islam? | |
| Muslim duties | |
| Why did Muslims consider Christians and Jews “people of the book” | |
| Each religion has a holy book | |
| How did the beliefs and practices of Islam create unity and strength among Muslims in the 600s? | |
| Peace and common grounds through out Islam | |
| In what ways are the teachings of the Muslims similar to those of Christians and Jews? | |
| Muslims believe they have the 3rd and last holy book | |
| How did Islam help spread Arabic culture? | |
| Islam and all their capturers spoke Arabic |
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