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Islamic Civilization SOL Review Set
A Review of Islamic Civilization for the SOL
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History
9th Grade
04/23/2018

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Term
His revelations form the basis of the Islamic religion.
Definition
Muhammad
Term
How many Gods does Islam believe in?
Definition
One.
Term
The two earliest Muslim cities.
Definition
Mecca and Medina
Term
The location of Mecca and Medina.
Definition
The Arabian Peninsula
Term
The first Muslim Empire grew to include Northern _________________, Western _____________, and the European country of _________.
Definition
Africa, Asia, Spain.
Term
The Arabic word for "God"
Definition
Allah
Term
The Holy Book of Islam.
Definition
The Quran (Koran).
Term
Pillar of Islam or not: daily prayer.
Definition
Yes.
Term
Pillar of Islam or not: charity.
Definition
Yes.
Term
Pillar of Islam or not: belief in one God.
Definition
Yes.
Term
Pillar of Islam or not: fasting during Ramadan.
Definition
Yes.
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Pillar of Islam or not: pilgrimage to Mecca (called the Hajj)
Definition
Yes.
Term
Does Islam accept that Jesus and Moses from Christianity and Judaism are real prophets?
Definition
Yes.
Term
Islam diffused (spread) first along existing _______ routes between Mecca and Medina.
Definition
Trade.
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The spread of Islam required that the religion cross both ____________ and ______________. (geographic features)
Definition
deserts; mountains
Term
These two empires' weakness helped Islam spread.
Definition
Byzantine and Persian
Term
The early Muslim empire started to break up after the death of this man.
Definition
Ali.
Term
This language helped unite the Muslim empire and facilitate trade between Muslim lands.
Definition
Arabic.
Term
True or false: slavery in the Islamic empire was based on race.
Definition
False.
Term
The division between the Sunni and Shia Muslims began after the death of this man.
Definition
Ali.
Term
Two Byzantine cities that were captured early on by the Muslims.
Definition
Jerusalem and Damascus
Term
Place where the Islamic capital was moved to after Damascus.
Definition
Baghdad
Term
Place where the Muslims were defeated by a Christian army which stopped the advance of Islam into Europe.
Definition
The Battle of Tours
Term
The major Muslim city which was captured by the Mongols.
Definition
Baghdad.
Term
The famous golden-domed building located in Jerusalem.
Definition
The Dome of the Rock.
Term
Artwork made up of tiny tiles that was common in Islamic civilization.
Definition
Mosaics.
Term
The world's oldest ___________ can be found in places that were part of the Muslim Empire.
Definition
universities
Term
Muslim scholars translated many Greek and ___________ texts into Arabic, helping preserve them after the fall of Rome.
Definition
Roman
Term
The Muslims adopted their number system from the ___________.
Definition
Indians
Term
A math system developed by the Muslims.
Definition
Algebra
Term
Muslim achievements contributed to the advancement of knowledge about ____________.
Definition
geography
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