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| Prophet of Allah - founder of Islam |
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| Important cities to Islam |
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| What was the geographic extent of the Muslim empire? |
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| Arabian Peninsula, across eastern and central Asia and Africa, and into Spain |
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- Monotheistic (Allah = Arabic for "God")
- Holy book = Quran
- Duties of Muslims = Five Pillars
- Acceptance of Judeo-Christian prophets (Jesus and Moses)
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Duties of all Muslims
- Statement of Faith
- Daily Prayer
- Giving Alms
- Fasting during Ramadan
- Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
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| Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina |
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| Why was Islam able to spread into the Fertile Crescent, Iran, and Central Asia? |
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| Weak Byzantine and Persian Empires |
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| What was the cause of the Sunni-Shi'a split? |
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| Disagreements over who should be Muhammad's successor |
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| Believed that anyone could be Muhammad's successor |
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| Believed that Muhammad's successor had to be a direct descendent of Muhmmad |
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| What stopped the spread of Islam into Western Europe? |
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| Dome of the Rock - shrine in Jerusalem |
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| What city is holy to Muslims, Jews, and Christians? |
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| Followers of Islam are called... |
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| What type of art work was found in mosques? |
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| How did the Islamic Empire preserve knowledge from Greece and Rome? |
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| Translated ancient texts into Arabic and preserved in libraries |
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Islamic Contributions and Achievements
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Universities
Arabic alphabet
Mosaics
Arabic numerals (adapted from India)
Algebra
Medicine (hospitals, medical encylopedias)
Expansion of geographic knowledge (astrolabe) |
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