Semester 1 History Exam

Question 0

Who is Allah?

Answer 0

The Arabic word for “God”

Question 1

What is Sharia?

Answer 1

Translates to the “Way”

A Code of Law that all Muslims must follow.

Question 2

What are the 5 Pillars of Faith?

Answer 2

The Quran and Muhammad’s teachings of right actions, rules, and laws.

Question 3

Witness(Shahada)

Answer 3

A Testimony that there is only one God and that is Allah. (There is no God whatever, but the one God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.)

Question 4

Worship(Salat)

Answer 4

Worship or Prayer, all Muslims have to Pray five times a day, facing the direction of the Ka’ba in Mecca. This reminds men and women that their relationship to God and takes their minds off everything else.

Question 5

Fasting(Sawm)

Answer 5

Muslims must fast during the month of Ramadan, they must refrain from eating, drinking, and sexual intercourse from daybreak to sunset. This teaches discipline and abstinence and creates a common bond among muslims.

Question 6

Tithing(Zakat)

Answer 6

Giving a certain percentage of income to the Poor or charities, wealthy muslims make gifts or bequests to feed the hungry , cure the sick, educate the young, or shelter the traveler.

Question 7

Pilgrimage(Hajj)

Answer 7

The pilgrimage to Mecca during the twelfth month of the Muslim year, that all Muslims must take if they are able to. This trip excludes the sick or the poor who cannot afford the trip.

Question 8

Hadith

Answer 8

A statement that was documented by a chain of reliable witnesses, actions or sayings by Muhammad that were put into the Sharia.

Question 9

Hijrah

Answer 9

It means migration, it is the journey of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution.

Question 10

Shiite

Answer 10

These are Muslims who believe that Muhammad’s legacy or leadership should be passed down to Ali.

Question 11

Sunni

Answer 11

A Muslim who believe that

Question 12

The Prophet Muhammad

Answer 12

He was a religious leader born in Mecca, founder of Islam. Viewed by Muslims as God’s messenger.

Question 13

Quran

Answer 13

A collection of scriptures, given to Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel by God, it is a main source of Islamic Law, literature, and culture.

Question 14

Marriage

Answer 14

Muslims believe that love between man and woman would come after they are married, these were arranged by parents that would tie two families together.

Question 15

Dietary Restrictions

Answer 15

Muslims are not allowed to eat pork because it is considered to be unclean and cannot drink alcoholic beverages.

Question 16

Jihad

Answer 16

Means defending Islam against attacks from non-muslims. Muslim struggle of evil within oneself, one’s associates, and the ummas, and it is a name of several Islamist groups.

Question 17

Umma

Answer 17

The political, social, and spiritual community of Muslims.

Question 18

Civil war in Syria

Answer 18

A conflict between the people of Syria, lots of chemical warfare, innocent civilians being injured or killed. Millions of Syrians have been living in refuge camps in different parts of the Middle East, most are in Jordan.

Question 19

Limited Rights for women in Saudi Arabia

Answer 19

Women have been forbidden from traveling, conducting certain business, or undergoing certain surgeries without permission from male guardians. In 2012 Saudi Arabia reinforced sex segregation laws saying that women should not interact with men. Saudi Arabia also enforced a strict rule that says women do not have the right to drive.

Question 20

Arab Spring

Answer 20

An uprising in the Middle East caused by anti-government protests that has lead to civil war amongst countries has had many casualities.

Question 21

Change of Power in Egypt

Answer 21

Egypt’s first civilian and Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, stayed in power for one year before being put out by the army on in of July 2013. Since this time, the army has had control over Egypt,

Question 22

Ottoman Empire

Answer 22

A country that controlled from a northwestern part of Anatolia, spread to the Balkans, and most of the southwest of Asia, Egypt, and Costal North Africa. This was a very Multinational Islamic country.

Question 23

The Prophet Muhammad

Answer 23

He was a religious leader born in Mecca, founder of Islam. Viewed by Muslims as God’s messenger.

Question 24

Quran

Answer 24

A collection of scriptures, given to Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel by God, it is a main source of Islamic Law, literature, and culture.

Question 25

Marriage

Answer 25

Muslims believe that love between man and woman would come after they are married, these were arranged by parents that would tie two families together.

Question 26

Dietary Restrictions

Answer 26

Muslims are not allowed to eat pork because it is considered to be unclean and cannot drink alcoholic beverages.

Question 27

Jihad

Answer 27

Means defending Islam against attacks from non-muslims. Muslim struggle of evil within oneself, one’s associates, and the ummas, and it is a name of several Islamist groups.

Question 28

Umma

Answer 28

The political, social, and spiritual community of Muslims.

Question 29

Civil war in Syria

Answer 29

A conflict between the people of Syria, lots of chemical warfare, innocent civilians being injured or killed. Millions of Syrians have been living in refuge camps in different parts of the Middle East, most are in Jordan.

Question 30

Limited Rights for women in Saudi Arabia

Answer 30

Women have been forbidden from traveling, conducting certain business, or undergoing certain surgeries without permission from male guardians. In 2012 Saudi Arabia reinforced sex segregation laws saying that women should not interact with men. Saudi Arabia also enforced a strict rule that says women do not have the right to drive.

Question 31

Arab Spring

Answer 31

An uprising in the Middle East caused by anti-government protests that has lead to civil war amongst countries has had many casualities.

Question 32

Change of Power in Egypt

Answer 32

Egypt’s first civilian and Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, stayed in power for one year before being put out by the army on in of July 2013. Since this time, the army has had control over Egypt,

Question 33

Ottoman Empire

Answer 33

A country that controlled from a northwestern part of Anatolia, spread to the Balkans, and most of the southwest of Asia, Egypt, and Costal North Africa. This was a very Multinational Islamic country.