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Chapter 2 Test Flashcards

1
Q

Muslims are required to walk around the ________ structure ______ times as part of their pilgrimage to Mecca

A

Ka’bah, 7 times

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2
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Muhammad was born in______

A

Mecca

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3
Q

What is the Ka’bah?

A

A structure in Mecca where the Gods are stored.

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4
Q

What religions did Muhammed’s travels bring him into contact with?

A

Judaism, Christianity, and many others

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5
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At the age of ____ during the month Ramadan Muhammed had a vision of the angel ________ who gave him revelations

A

40, Gabriel

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6
Q

Muhammad’s revelations were written in what book?

A

Qur’an

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7
Q

________ is the name of the Islamic God and it means_______

A

Allah, it means “the God”.

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8
Q

What year was Muhammed forced to leave Mecca?

A

622

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9
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Muhammed and some followers traveled to a small oasis called ______.

A

Medina

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10
Q

Muhammed’s move to Medina became known as ___, which means flight

A

Hegira

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11
Q

Muhammad’s religion was called________, which means _______

A

Islam, it means submission

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12
Q

Mecca fought Muhammed and his small army at the Battle of _____ and won.

A

Badr

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13
Q

By the year ______, Muhammed gained control of Mecca.

A

630

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14
Q

Abu Bakr

A

Became leader of Islam after Muhammed died

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15
Q

Muslim means____

A

Followers of Islam

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16
Q

The Wars of Apostasy caused Islam to split into 2 groups.

Those 2 groups are called:

A

Shiite and Sunni

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17
Q

Caliph means …..

A

To succeed

It is the title of Sunni leaders

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18
Q

Shiites call their leaders____

A

Imam

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19
Q

How are Shiites and Sunnis different?

A

Shiites believed that Muhammed wanted his cousin Ali to be leader

Sunnis believe that anyone can lead Islam

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20
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True or False: Muhammed couldn’t read or write

A

True

21
Q

What are the two Islamic holy books?

A

The Qu’ran and Hadith

22
Q

Uthamnn became caliph in 644 and collected the different version of the _______-

A

Qu’ran

23
Q

Islamic holy books include the writings of…..

A

Moses, David, and gospels given to Jesus

24
Q

Muslims are supposed to follow the example of _______ life

A

Muhammed’s

25
Q

What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?

A
  1. Repeating the creed: There is no God but Allah
  2. Daily practice of prayer
  3. Alms giving
  4. Fasting during Ramadan
  5. Pilgrimage to Mecca
26
Q

________ Law can be defined as a system of divine law, belief or practice that shapes all of life.

A

Sharia

27
Q

What does jihad mean?

A

To strive hard

28
Q

Islam teaches that Jesus was a ________

A

Prophet

29
Q

True or False: Islam denies Jesus’s crucifixion and that he was a deity.

A

True

30
Q

How many times a day must Muslims pray?

A

5

31
Q

True or false: Muslims do not have to wash their hands, feet, and faces before praying.

A

False

32
Q

Who is permitted to enter Mecca?

A

Only Muslims

33
Q

Salvation in Islam is earned by doing ______ works

A

Good

34
Q

How many Gods did the Arabs worship before the rise of Islam?

A

Hundreds

35
Q

Qu’ran means_______

A

Recitations

36
Q

Islam means_________

A

Submission

37
Q

What are infidels?

A

Unbelievers

People who don’t believe in Islam

38
Q

What is Umayyad Caliphate?

A

The Muslim dynasty that moved the capital to Damascus

39
Q

Damascus is in which country?

A

Syria

40
Q

Who are 2 large empires that lost territory or were destroyed by Muslim invasion?

A

Sassanids and Byzantine

41
Q

What were the Crusades?

A

A holy ware where Christians fought to free the Holy land

42
Q

What dynasty moved the capital to Baghdad?

A

Abbasid

43
Q

What country is Baghdad in?

A

Iraq

44
Q

True or false: Alhazen developed an early scientific method based on experiments and was called the Father of Optics

A

True

45
Q

Avicenna is the Father of Modern _______

A

Medicine

46
Q

Geocentric believes the earth is in the ________ of our solar system

A

Center

47
Q

Heliocentric means the ______ is the center of the solar system

A

Sun

48
Q

Muslims developed the _______ to pump water

A

Windmill

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