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Question 1

what are the 5 pillars

Answer 1

shahada (faith)
salat (prayer)
zakat (alms)
sawm (fasting)
haji (pilgrimage)

Question 2

shahada (faith)

Answer 2

Be loyal and faithful. If you were faithful, you would be rewarded with eternal happiness, and if you weren’t, you would suffer in hell.

Question 3

Salat (Prayer)

Answer 3

Pray at least 5 times a day: at dawn; at midday; in the afternoon; at sunset; and at night.

Question 4

zakat (alms)

Answer 4

Give to the poor and the weak. Almsgiving: state tax provides to schools and the poor.

Question 5

sawm (fasting)

Answer 5

People work and function as usually except without food and drinks throughout the day until it’s past sunset. Then, they all eat together. At the end of Ramadan, there is a 3-day-long feast in which people celebrate and eat lots of food.

Question 6

haji (pilgrimage)

Answer 6

Everyone must make a trip to Makkah at least once in their life if they are able-bodied and financially able to. The Hajj is an annual celebration.

Question 7

how are the pillars related

Answer 7

These all form the foundations of Muslim life according to Muhammad.

Question 8

What were the contributions of the Umayyad Dynasty on society and culture and what caused its downfall?

Answer 8

The Umayyads made notable contributions to the development of Islamic faith and the spread of the Arabic language. What led to the downfall of the Umayyad empire was military defeats, a financial crisis, and revolts. Some other reason was they had incapable rulers, tribal jealousy, internal feuds, along with other reasons.

Question 9

Madrasa

Answer 9

theological schools

Question 10

caliph

Answer 10

a political/ religous suscessor to muhammad

Question 11

imam

Answer 11

prayer leader

Question 12

jihad

Answer 12

holy struggle in life

Question 13

haji

Answer 13

Pilgrimage that should be taken at least once

Question 14

Shari’ah

Answer 14

body of islamic law

Question 15

Chronicle

Answer 15

a written event or story

Question 16

Arabesques

Answer 16

arabic geometric art

Question 17

Sheikh

Answer 17

Title of tribal leader of the Arabs

Question 18

Calligraphy

Answer 18

decorative handwriting used by arabs

Question 19

Kaaba

Answer 19

The largest temple in Makkah was the

Question 20

Was born in 570 AD in the city of Makkah

Answer 20

muhammad

Question 21

In 610 AD, Muhammad had received his first

Answer 21

revelation

Question 22

After threats on his life, Muhammad sent his followers and family to

Answer 22

yathrib

Question 23

the temple in mekkah was believed to be built by

Answer 23

abraham

Question 24

After Muhammad’s death, who was the first to take his place?

Answer 24

abu bakar

Question 25

The capital of the Umayyad Dynasty was ---

Answer 25

damascus

Question 26

High taxes and low wages for non-Muslims were under which dynasty

Answer 26

umayyad

Question 27

The capital of the Samanid Dynasty was---

Answer 27

bukhara

Question 28

Most merchants and priests initally resisted Muhammad because they believed they would lose--

Answer 28

their money

Question 29

Believes that their leader should be a direct descendant of Muhammad.

Answer 29

shiite

Question 30

Believed to have given Muhammad his religious instructions over a 20-year period

Answer 30

gabriel

Question 31

Muhammad believed he was a prophet because--

Answer 31

the voice of an angel called him to be one

Question 32

Islamic civilization preserved ancient knowledge by-

Answer 32

translation classical works into Arabic

Question 33

Which of the following factors encouraged the spread of Islam?

Answer 33

Weakened Persian empire

Question 34

When Muhammad's son-in-law, Ali wasn't chose as the Islamic leader-

Answer 34

Muslims split into two groups

Question 35

Massacred over 50,000 people and brought an end to the Abbasid Dynasty

Answer 35

mongols

Question 36

Persian-Muslims broke away from Abbasids and set up the______

Answer 36

Samanid

Question 37

The _____ was a research center in Baghdad in 830 AD.

Answer 37

house of wisdom

Question 38

Usually, religion and ______ cannot be separated in Islamic society.

Answer 38

government

Question 39

The Shari'ah is based on the _____, while the Hadith is based on the sayings of______

Answer 39

quran, muhammad

Question 40

Yathrib was renamed _______, and accepted Muhammad as their ____

Answer 40

Madinah/Medina, Leader

Question 41

_____ was the most important trading town on the Arabian Peninsula.

Answer 41

mekkah

Question 42

Muhammad's job in his teens was that of a ___ leader.

Answer 42

caravan

Question 43

One form of recreation for Arabs was ___.

Answer 43

poetry

Question 44

Map Question

Answer 44

1. Medina 2. Jerusalem 3. Mecca 4. Istanbul