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Arabia/Muslim History
For test on Wednessday for Mrs.Brenneman
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History
8th Grade
12/17/2005

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Term
What reigious building is in Makkah?
Definition
Cabah
Term
Who took money to pay for protection of Idols?
Definition
Quraysh
Term
Muhammad descendant of what tribe?
Definition
Qurash
Term
When was Muhammad born?
Definition
570-580 AD
Term
Who told parents to name him Muhammad?
Definition
Angels
Term
Who did Muhammad marry?
Definition
Kadijah
Term
What one child survived that was Muhammad's?
Definition
Fatima
Term
Which angel gave Muhammad prophecy?
Definition
Angel Gabriel
Term
What does islam mean?
Definition
Submit to god or Qu'ran
Term
One god, what is his name?
Definition
Allah
Term
How should people live?
Definition
Rightously
Term
What was Muhammads first miracle?
Definition
Went to Jerusalem and assended 7 levels of heaven
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What was the second miracle?
Definition
Muhammad made water gush out of the ground where it wasn't before.
Term
How did Khadija whealth help Muhammad?
Definition
He was protected from assasinaters.
Term
What happened to Kadija that made Muhammad leave?
Definition
Kadija was assasinated
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When did Muhammad go to Yathrib?
Definition
622 AD
Term
Yathrib changed to what?
Definition
Madina
Term
What does Muslim mean?
Definition
followers of god
Term
Which way do Muslims pray?
Definition
To Makkah
Term
When did the Battle of Badr occur?
Definition
627 AD
Term
When did Muhammad attack Makkah?
Definition
630 AD
Term
What happened in 632 AD
Definition
Muhammad took Pilgrimage of Farewell?
Term
What are 5 pillars of faith?
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Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm and Hajj
Term
What does Shahada mean?
Definition
There is only one god, Allah, and one prophet, Muhammad
Term
What does Salat mean?
Definition
You must pray five times a day
Term
What does Zakat mean?
Definition
2.5% of income must be given to the poor or 1/40 of posessions
Term
What does Sawm mean?
Definition
Fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
Term
What does Hajj mean?
Definition
Take pilgrimage to Makkah at least once
Term
What is a caliph?
Definition
Leader of Islam, not prophet
Term
Who was the first Caliph?
Definition
Abu Bakr
Term
What were two main problems?
Definition
1) People had Alledgence toward Muhammad not Islam
2) Many false prophets emerged
Term
Who was second caliph?
Definition
Umar
Term
What did Umar do about the goverment?
Definition
Set up bueracracy and a tax system
Term
Who was third caliph?
Definition
Uthman
Term
What did Uthman do?
Definition
Compiled the Qur'an
Term
Who was Uthman asassinated by?
Definition
Egyptian rebels
Term
What was Uthman?
Definition
An Ummayad
Term
Who was fourth Caliph?
Definition
Ali
Term
Who wanted Ali to avenge Uthman?
Definition
Muaya
Term
Ali was a who?
Definition
Shi'a
Term
Muaya made what group?
Definition
Sunni
Term
The Shi'a home base was where?
Definition
Koofa, Iraq
Term
How did Muaya get the Sunnis going?
Definition
Muaya held up Uthmans bloody shirt
Term
What was a famous battle between Sunni and Shi'a?
Definition
Battle of Sifin
Term
What does Shi'a mean?
Definition
Party of Ali
Term
What do Shi'as think of a Caliph?
Definition
A caliph needs to be directly descended from Muhammad
Term
What are religious leaders for Shi'a?
Definition
Inmas
Term
The inmas can only do what?
Definition
Interpret the Qur'an
Term
Sunnis believe in what about Caliphs?
Definition
Anyone can be caliph
Term
What caliphs out of the first 4 do Sunnis believe in?
Definition
First 3
Term
How many precent of Islams are Sunni?
Definition
80%
Term
Which party is the minority in Iraq?
Definition
Shi'a
Term
Who are the Sufis
Definition
They live simply aaround god without any world posessions
Term
What does jihad mean?
Definition
Struggle to defend faith
Term
What did turks do that helped Islam?
Definition
converted to Islam and conquered many other lands
Term
What did Tariq do?
Definition
brought Islam to Spain
Term
How many years did Muayas dynasty rule for?
Definition
100 years
Term
How many caliphs were in the dynasty?
Definition
14
Term
How'd Umayyads make money?
Definition
Money from conqured lands and taxes
Term
How many levels of taxes?
Definition
3 levels
Term
What are levels?
Definition
Zakat, Mawali and Izya
Term
Name two great mosques?
Definition
Dome of the Rock, Great Mosque of Pomasee
Term
What did muslims not like about the Umayyads?
Definition
lead very extravegent lives
Term
Who conquered the Umayyads?
Definition
Abass lead Persians to conquer
Term
Which two rivers is Baghdad located between?
Definition
Tigris and Euphrates
Term
What levels of defense did Baghdad have?
Definition
Moat, 3 walls, Sentry tower
Term
What is it divided into?
Definition
4 quadrents
Term
Who lived here?
Definition
Abassids
Term
What did they develop or excell in?
Definition
Code of Law, Banking, Libraries, Navigation, Astronomy, Math, Chemistry and Medians
Term
Abassids and Umayyads alike how?
Definition
lived extravegantly
Term
What became independant that hurt Abbasids?
Definition
Many people in the empire revolted and became independant?
Term
What are spanish muslims called?
Definition
Moors
Term
At what period in time did Muslim forces have control of 80% of spain?
Definition
711 AD
Term
From what time to what other time was the golden age of Islam?
Definition
711 - 1492
Term
At what time did the Muslims fail at thier attempt over the Pyrenees mountains?
Definition
732 AD
Term
Who stopped the muslims?
Definition
Charles "The Hammer"
Term
Where did this happen?
Definition
Tours
Term
Whos attempt failed to drive muslims out of Spain?
Definition
Charliemaanes
Term
When was the state founded?
Definition
756 AD
Term
By whom was it founded?
Definition
Abd Al-Rahuman
Term
Who declared himself Caliph of Muslim Spain?
Definition
Abd Al-Rahuman 3
Term
When did this happen?
Definition
929 AD
Term
What is the most powerful state in Spain?
Definition
Al-Anabulus
Term
What were some advancements?
Definition
Paved Roads, Streetlights and Medical Textbooks
Term
What is the capital of Al-Anablus?
Definition
Cardoba
Term
Who is al-Razi?
Definition
Doctor that wrote about smallpox and measles
Term
What guided Muslims everyday life?
Definition
Qur'an
Term
What is an astrolabe?
Definition
tool for charting the position of the stars
Term
What is al-jabr?
Definition
Algebra in english
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