Study Guide Chapt 11

Question 1

Mosque

Answer 1

A Muslim house of worship and prayer

Question 2

Koran

Answer 2

Sacred book of Muslims

Question 3

Jihad

Answer 3

Islam name or war

Question 4

Taj Mahal

Answer 4

Tomb built by shah jahan for his wife

Question 5

Sikhism

Answer 5

Religion that combined Muslim and Hindu beliefs

Question 6

Al-khwarizimi

Answer 6

Author who wrote the book about Al-jabar

Question 7

Sulieman the magnificent

Answer 7

Ruled Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566

Question 8

Five pillars of Islam

Answer 8

The basic duties or foundation of Islamic religion

Question 9

Which country has the Highest percentage of Muslims today?

Answer 9

Saudi Arabia

Question 10

Which country has the fewest percentage of Muslims today?

Answer 10

Spain

Question 11

What beliefs do Muslims,Jews, and Christians share?

Answer 11

Monotheism

Question 12

What did Muslims paint when creating religious art?

Answer 12

Abstract patterns

Question 13

How does the sharia in Islam differ from the law codes that evolved in the west?

Answer 13

It doesn’t separate religious matters from criminal or civil law

Question 14

What are the differences between Islam and Hindu beliefs

Answer 14

Islam has one sacrad book, one God, believers do not make statutes, and all believers are equal to God.

Hinduism has many sacrad books, many gods and goddesses, people of different castes are not equal and believers pray before statues

Question 15

Hajj

Answer 15

Pilgrimage to Mecca required for all Muslims

Question 16

What were three ways Muslims contributed to both the world of learning and medicine?

Answer 16

Learning: development of algebra, astronomers studying eclipses, and observations of earths rotation and measuring of its circumference

Medicine: diagnosis of disease, the affects on drugs, and hospitals with emergency rooms