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Prezzley Buckhannon
Chapter 10
Question | Answer |
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What was a bridge between Africa, Asia, and Europe? | Southwest Asia |
What Arabian peninsula is a crossroads of what three continents? | Africa, Asia, and Europe |
What did Arabia become known for? | Trading many different types of goods from both far and near. |
What was the concept of believing in one god? | Allah. |
How did Muhammod's life change? | Gabriel called to him and told him that he was a messanger of Allah. |
What had Abu-Bakr promise the Muslim community? | That he would uphold what Muhammond stood for. |
What did Muslims allow the people they conquered to do? | They allowed them to convert to Muslim faith. |
How did Alli die? | He was assassinated. |
Who formed the Fatimid caliphate? | Shi'a Muslims who claimed decent from Fatimid (Muhammod's daughter) |
What encouraged the flow of the Muslim trade? | Banks were set up throughout the empire. |
What was the cultural city of Islamic learning? | Damascus. |
How did women live in this period of time? | They had more freedoms but men still controlled them. |
What did Muhammad's belief on study and scholarship lead too? | Strong support of places of learning |
What is the Qur'an the standard for? | All of Arabic literature and poetry. |
What is Muslim art like? | Intricate and beautiful but doesn't really show faces. |
What is the name of the bowl on a water clock? | Outflow clepsydra |
What told the hours and minuets on a Universal Water clock? | You could by where the large and small weights were. |
Where was Muhammad born? | Mecca in modern day Sadi Arabia. |
Why did pilgrims regularly come to Mecca? | To worship ideas of the Kaba. |
Why didn't Muhammad like it when people made images of him? | He didn't want people to worship him. |
Who were Muhammad's main followers? | The poor, women, slaves |
Why did Muhammad allow groups of Muslims to migrate to medina from the city of Mecca? | To escape persecution. |
What were the three holy cities of Islam? | Mecca, Jerusalum, Medina |
Were the Muslims allowed to enter Mecca for the pilgrimage? | Nope. |
What symbol of their peaceful intention was intention was clearly understood by the Quraysh? | They didn't have weapons. |