World History Honors Module 2 (Muslim World)

5 Pillars of Islam

belief in Islam, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage

Islam

submission to the will of Allah

Allah

Arabic name for God

Symbols of Islam

crescent moon and star

When is the Islamic holy day?

Friday

How many times are Muslims required to pray?

5 times a day

Most holy spot in Islam

the Great Mosque

Second most holy spot in Islam

Mosque of the Prophet

Third most holy spot in Islam

Dome of the Rock

How is Jesus viewed in Islam?

as a great prophet

Sunni Muslims

Muslims who believe that any devout Muslim man can rule

Shi’a Muslims

Muslims who believe that Muhammad’s relatives should rule

What percentage do Sunni Muslims make up of the entire world’s Muslims?

90%

What percentage do Shi’a Muslims make up of the entire world’s Muslims?

10%

What percentage of the world is Muslim?

24%

Where was Muhammad born?

Mecca

What is Muhammad’s nickname?

“The Seal of the Prophets”

True or False: Muslims believe that Muhammad was the greatest and final prophet.

True

When did Muhammad die?

632 AD

Why did Muhammad flee Mecca?

The wealthy elite in Mecca saw him as a threat and plotted to kill him

Hijra

the beginning of the Islamic calendar when Muhammad fled Mecca

Who was the first caliph of Islam?

Abu-Bakar

What is the holiest book in Islam?

Qur’an

What is the Qur’an made up of?

Muhammad’s revelations

Jihad

a struggle against the enemies of Islam

Twelvers

believe that there are 12 imams and that the last one will return like a Messiah and will conquer the world

Sultan

ruler of the Ottoman Empire meaning “one with power”

Which Muslim sultan conquered Constantinople?

Mehmed II

Who was the sultan at the Ottoman’s peak?

Suleyman I

What did Mehmed II rename Constantinople to?

Istanbul

What was the thing that Ottomans were one of the first to use offensively in war?

canons

What’s the persian name for a king?

shah

Where was the Safavid empire located?

between the ottomans, the mughals, and the uzbeks