History quiz 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
An Arab man who Muslims honor as the prophet of Islam
Prophet Mohammed pbuh
A bustling market town at the crossroads of several caravan routes
Makkah
An ancient temple the Taos statues of pagan gods and goddesses
Kaaba
The profit and his followers left Mecca for yathrib a journey known as the hijra and later yesterday but was renamed
Madinah
Sacred text of Islam
Quran
What are the five pillars of Islam
There is no god but Allah and the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him as his messenger prayers charity fasting pilgrimage
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Hajj
A body of law that includes interpretation of the Quran And sunnah
Sharia
Abu Bakr was the first caliph
Successor to the prophet peace be upon him
When the prophet died Muslims disagreed about who should be chosen to be the leader of the community the split was between
Sunni and Shia
Muslim mystic so soft communication with God through meditation fasting and other rituals
Sufi
A dynasty of Sunni caliph the truth the Muslim empire
Umayyad
The capital of the Umayyad dynasty
Damascus , Syria
Why did the Muslim empire succeed
The weakness of the Persian and Byzantine empire. Many people welcome to Arabs as liberators from the Byzantine and Persian empires. The Arabs Bolden efficient fighting style. The unity of Islam. United community.
Who founded the Abbasid dynasty.
Abu alabass
The second Abbasid caliph Almansor change the capital from Damascus to
Baghdad
Slender towers of the mosques
Minarets
The ability to move up in social class
Social mobility
Three reasons of the decline of the Arab empires
Seljuk Turks take control. Mongols advance through central Asia. A divide in the Muslim world
Persian poet who wrote Sha Na Ma or the book of kings
Alfirdawsi
Famous Muslim scholar and astronomer known for al rubaiyat
Omar khayyam
The art of beautiful handwriting
Calligraphy
A philosopher who put all knowledge except the Quran to the test of reason
Ibn rushd
Set standards for the scientific study of history
Ibn khaldun
