Umayyad     Jihad     Shi’ite          Bedouin     Imam     Allah             madrassa            Muslim     Sunni      Kaa’ba     Mohammed     Caliph     ‘Arabian Peninsula’     Koran     “Rightly Guided”   Mecca     Hijrah             polytheism     Hajj    Shariah         Martyr Ramadan     Islam     Hijab                 

   

1)     _______________ This is the Arabic term for a prayer leader in Islam.

 

2)     _______________ Geographically, this region is where Islam began.

 

3)     _______________ The first four leaders of Islam after Mohammed’s death were referred to as this:

 

4)     _______________ The name of this monotheistic religion translates as “submission to God.”

 

5)     ________________ This title refers to the leader of the Islamic world after Mohammed’s death.

 

6)     _______________ Arabic term meaning “covering”.

 

7)     _______________ Religious school common in Islamic cultures.

 

8)     _______________Mohammed’s journey from Mecca to Medina in 622, the first year of the Muslim calendar.

 

9)     _______________ This branch of Islam, centered in Saudi Arabia, believed any good Muslim could lead Islam.

 

10)   _______________ This branch of Islam, centered in Iran, believed only relatives of Muhammad could lead Islam.

 

11)   _______________The holiest city of Islam is the site of the sacred pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims.

 

12)   _______________ This Arabic term refers to the holy pilgrimage to Mecca.

 

13)   _______________ Prophet of Islam.

 

14)   _______________ Nomadic people of Arabia.

 

15)   _______________ Holy book of Islam.

 

16)   _______________ Name given to followers of Islam.

 

17)   _______________ Muslim word for God.

 

18)   _______________ Name of holy month in Islamic religion.

 

19)   _______________ This Arabic term refers to the sacred shrine in Islam’s holiest city.

 

20) ________________ Family who took over the caliphate after the assassination of the fourth “rightly guided caliph.”

 

21) _______________ Arabic term meaning “holy struggle”, referring mainly to the individual’s struggle with temptations

 

22) _______________ Name given to the Islamic law code found in the Muslim holy book

 

23) _______________ Name given to someone who dies for a cause they believe in

 

Short Answers:

 

1) Discuss which group in Mecca lead the opposition to Muhammad’s preachings.  Why did they oppose Muhammad? Your answer should make some mention of the history or role of the Kaa’ba.

 

2) Be able to describe the “Five Pillars of Islam”.

 

Essay: You will need at least  8 historically accurate sentences.

 

Describe Arab society before the coming of Islam. Then describe how the faith changed Arabian society.

 

 

Short Answer:

 

1) Discuss which group in Mecca lead the opposition to Muhammad’s preachings.  Why did they oppose Muhammad? Your answer should make some mention of the history or role of the Kaa’ba.

 

  The wealthy merchants lead opposition to Muhammad’s teachings because his message of monotheism threatened their businesses.  If people stopped coming to the Kaa’ba to worship their gods, the merchants of Mecca would lose customers.

 

2) Be able to describe the “Five Pillars of Islam”.

 

1)    Statement of Faith (“There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is His Prophet…”).

2)    Must pray 5 times a day, facing Mecca.

3)    Must fast (not eat or drink during daylight hours) during holy month of Ramadan.

4)    Must make a pilgrimage (holy visit) to Mecca at least once during his/her lifetime.

5)    Must give alms (charity) to the poor.

 

 

 

Essay:

 

 Compare Arab culture before Islam & after:

 

Arab culture before Islam

Tribal society where warfare was common based on limited resources

Polytheistic – tribes worshipped many different gods

Bedouin – Nomadic lifestyle

Limited trade due to warfare

Limited exchange of ideas/technologies

Women had few rights

 

Arab culture after Islam

Tribes put belief in Allah before tribal loyalty (united by Islam)

Monotheistic – belief in Allah as one true god

Trade increases as security improves

Knowledge expands with increased trade

Women get more rights (property rights, treated more equally, access to education, etc)