The Rise & Spread of Islam - 3

AP World JX 2

Which was the peninsula on which the early Arabs lived?

Arabia

What were the Muslim people who conquered Spain called?

The Moors

What were the nomads of Arabia called?

Bedouins

Who was the founded of the Arab Empire?

Mohammed

How did the Arabs treat people they conquered?

Generously / Tolerantly

What was the term of a successor of Mohammed?

Caliph

What was the type of math invented by Arabs?

Algebra

What was the type of numbers introduced to Europeans by Arab mathematicians?

Arab numerals

Who is the God of Islam?

Allah

What is the Muslim book of scriptures called?

Koran

What was Mohammed’s status? (What was he known as)

Prophet

Which city did Mohammed flee to and establish his leadership?

Medina

Which city was capture by Mohammed and became the center of Islam?

Mecca

Which continent whose northern border was conquered by the Arbas?

Africa

Which western European country that became part of the Arab empire?

Spain

Which empire was to the east of Arabia was taken over by the Arabs?

Persian Empire

Wat were the first 100 years in power of the Abbasids, 750-850, known as?

The Golden Age of Islam

What was the method of choosing the first caliphs?

Election

How was the caliph title passed on after?

Heredity

Which European country became a point of contact for Europeans and Moslem culture?

Spain

Which events brought Europeans into contact with Moslem culture.

The Crusades

Which beverage was forbidden to Muslims?

Liquor (alcoholic beverages)

How many times do Muslims have to pray?

5

What were the men called who learned Islamic faith and law?

Mullahs

Which empire to the north of the Arab Empire extended from Asia Minor into Europe?

Byzantine Empire?

Which battle did the Arabs get turned back from their invasion of Europe?

The Battle of Tours

What was Mohammed’s flight from Mecca to Median in 622 known as?

Hegira

Which dynasty ruled as hereditary caliphs for 90 years?

Umayyad

What are the slender towers that were built next to the mosques called?

Minarets

Which two religious groups worshipped this God that Mohammed believed Allah was the same for?

Jews and Christians

What is the holy shrine of Mecca that contains a scared black stone?

Ka’bah

What does the word Islam mean?

“Submission to God”

What was the new capital of the Umayyad caliphs?

Damascus

What was the new capital that was built by the Abbasi caliphs?

Baghdad

Which Spanish city was the center of learning under the Arabs?

Cordova or Toledo

Which group of Muslims supported a fundamentalist view of the Koran and caliphs chosen from Mohammed’s own family?

Shiites

Which group of Muslims favored supplementing the Koran and electing any eligible person as caliph?

Sunnites

Which group defeated the Umayyads to rule the Empire?

Abbasids

What is the Muslim holy month?

Ramadan