The World of Islam Test Review

1. The World of Islam Test Review What was the physical feature that dominated the landscape of Arabia (1)? An oasis is? (2) A Nomad is ? (3) Sedentary means? (4) Sandy desert. A fertile, wet area in the desert. A person who travels from place to place. Settled.

2. The World of Islam What did Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common(5) What is the HOLY BOOK OF ISLAM CALLED? (6) Who is Allah? (7) Before Muhammad, what did the Meccans go to the Kaaba to do? (8) Belief in ONE god or MONOTHESISM QUR�AN God of Islam. They believed in many Gods, and they worshiped their Gods in the Kaaba.

3. The World of Islam What did Muhammad, do to the Gods in Kaaba(9) Why did Muhammad and his followers leave Mecca in 622 (10) The HEGIRA was Muhammad�s journey from? (11) Why was the destruction of the statues in the Kaaba in Mecca important? (12) He destroyed or smashed them. The leaders in Mecca were threatening him. They wanted to kill him. Mecca to Medina. The people became Muslims.

4. The World of Islam Who is the most important Islamic prophet? (13) What are the Five Pillars of Faith? (14) The fourth Pillar of faith says that all Muslims are to fast daily during the holy month of ? (15) The Qur�an and Sunnah both form the basis of ? (16) Muhammad. Acts of worship required of all Muslims. Ramadan. Islamic law.

5. The World of Islam Nine years after Muhammad began to tell his message what happened?(17) Three years after he went to Medina he returned to ? (18) 100 years after Muhammad died Muslims expanded their empire, but were defeated in this famous battle? (19) The Battle of Tours was important because it ?(20) He was forced to leave Mecca. Mecca. The Battle of the Tours Stopped Muslims from conquering all of Europe.

6. The World of Islam What Muslim leader unified Arabia into a Muslim state through battle?( 21) After Muhammad died, what were the leaders called? (22) Who were the Berbers? (23) Muslims could trade with many people because they were a ? (24) Abu Baker Caliph. They lived in Northern Africa. They gave in to the Muslims and joined them in religion and in fighting. Crossroads of trade.

7. The World of Islam What European country was conquered by Islam?(25) What is religious tolerance? (26) How were Baghdad and Cordoba the same? (27) Who were Janissaries? (28) Spain. Accepting other�s religious beliefs. They were centers of culture and learning. They were slave soldiers in the Ottoman army..

8. The World of Islam What Ottoman leader was the �Conqueror?�(29) What do the Shia believe? (30) What do the Sunni believe? (31) The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires all tried to spread their empires through? (32) Mehmed II The caliph should be related to Muhammad. The caliph does not need to be related to Muhammad. Warfare.

9. The World of Islam What did they use the ASTROLABE for?(33) What helped spread Islam? (34) What are the three Muslim Empires? (35) In Medicine, what did the scholars contribute to? (36) To figure out their location on earth. The scholars all understood Arabic. Ottoman Safavid Mughal 1.Diagnosis and treatment of smallpox 2. Medical encyclopedias 3.First pharmacy school

10. The World of Islam What was the name of the Muslim philosophy that focused on spiritual issues?(37) What are minarets used for? (38) What were the GREATEST architectural achievements of the Muslims? (39) Who was the most famous Sufi poet? (40) Sufism They call Muslims to prayer. The mosques. Omar Khayyam.

11. The World of Islam When Muslims conquered new lands, they usually set up ____ with the non-Muslims living there (41) Arab merchants spread Islam with them when they______? (42) What did Muslim mathematicians contribute to? (43) The Arabs learned papermaking and gunpowder from (44) The Arabs got ivory and gold from? (45) Treaties Traded in other lands. Algebra. China. Africa

12. Middle East Map

13. Map of Arabia

14. Islamic Empire Vocabulary