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Chapter 12 The Islamic World
Chapter 12 The Islamic World
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6th Grade
10/08/2012

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Chapter 12
The Islamic World
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Why do geographers call Arabia a "crossroads" location?
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Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it.
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What was the most important difference between Muhammad's teachings and the beliefs of other Arabs?
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Muhammad taught that there was only one God.
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The Sunnah is based on the
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Hadith
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What might have happened if the Berbers had kept fighting the Muslims?
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Muslim rule would have spread more slowly in North Africa.
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What is true of Muslim art and architecture?
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They were both influenced in some way by the Muslim religion.
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What ranks first in terms of importance to Arabian nomads?
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Getting food and water for their animals
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In what way is the Qur'an similar to holy books of other religions?
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It describes guidelines for moral behavior.
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What is NOT an Islamic belief?
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Muhammad was the son of God.
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What was the title given to Islam's highest leader after Muhammad's death?
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Caliph
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Muslims initially showed tolerance by
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Accepting other people's religious beliefs
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Who wrote a medical encyclopedia that was translated into Latin and widely used throughout Europe?
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Avicenna
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Who was the most famous Sufi poet?
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Omar Khayyam
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What can you infer about the journey from Ctesiphon to Medina?
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It was a difficult journey through harsh climate.
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A way of life in which people traveled the deserts with their herds in search of food and water is called
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NOMADIC
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ISLAM
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was the name of a new religion introduced by the prophet Muhammad
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JIHAD
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refers to the inner struggle people go through in their effort to obey God and behave according to Islamic ways
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The Ottomans were
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SUNNI Muslims
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Muslim advances in
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MEDICINE combined new thoughts with Greek and Indian knowledge
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Belonging to a tribe probably gave nomads better access to grazing land.
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TRUE
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Mecca's rulers approved of Muhammad's teachings and helped spread the Islamic message.
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FALSE
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Many merchants in Mecca rejected the teachings of Muhammad because they did not want to lose money.
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TRUE
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Muslims study the hadith, which is a written record of Muhammad's words and actions.
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TRUE
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The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal were formed as Islamic empires after the spread of Islam.
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TRUE
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Shah
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Title used by Persian kings
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Patrons
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Sponsors
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Five Pillars of Islam
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Five acts of worship required of all Muslims
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Caravan
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Group of traders that travel together
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Calligraphy
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Decorative writing
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Tolerance
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Acceptance
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Mosque
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Building for Muslim prayer
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Caliph
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A title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam
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Minaret
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Common feature of Muslim architecture
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Pilgrimage
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A journey to a sacred place
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