Chapter 6

Question 1

Kaaba

Answer 1

Sacred shrine of Islam located in Makkah

Question 2

Muhammad

Answer 2

Last messenger of Allah

Question 3

Allah

Answer 3

Arabic word for God

Question 4

Koran (Quran)

Answer 4

The holy scriptures of the religion of Islam

Question 5

Madinah (Medina)

Answer 5

City of the prophet

Question 6

Hajj

Answer 6

Pilgrimage to Makkah

Question 7

Bedouins

Answer 7

Group of desert nomads

Question 8

Shari’ah

Answer 8

A law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad’s death

Question 9

Abu Bakr

Answer 9

Muhammad’s successor/follower of him

Question 10

Caliph

Answer 10

Successor

Question 11

Jihad

Answer 11

“Struggle in the way of God”

Question 12

Umayyad Dynasty

Answer 12

Mu’awiyah ruled

Question 13

Battle of Tours

Answer 13

Arabs defeated in 732 by the Christians

Question 14

Shiite and Sunni

Answer 14

Two different groups of Muslims who don’t like each other

Question 15

Abbasis Dynasty

Answer 15

Founded by Abu al-abbas

Question 16

Baghdad

Answer 16

Capital of Iraq in 762

Question 17

Harun al-Rashid

Answer 17

Ruler during the Abu-said golden age

Question 18

Vizier

Answer 18

An advisor to the leader/caliph

Question 19

Seljuk Turks

Answer 19

Group of nomads from Central Asia

Question 20

Sultan

Answer 20

Holder of power

Question 21

Crusades

Answer 21

Holy wars between the Christians and Muslims

Question 22

Mongols

Answer 22

Very destructive conquerers that were feared because they used terror

Question 23

Mosque

Answer 23

A Muslim house of worship

Question 24

Astrolabe

Answer 24

A navigational device used by sailors

Question 25

Minaret

Answer 25

The pointy part of a tower, lets people know where to pray

Question 26

5 Pillars of Islam:

Answer 26

1. Faith in one god (Allah) 2. Pray five times a day facing Makkah 3. Giving charity to the needy 4. Fasting during Ramadan 5. Pilgrimage to Makkah

Question 27

Sheikh

Answer 27

Leader of an Arabic tribe, chosen by a council of elders