Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
47 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Origins of Islam |
Islam: Means "submission to God's will" in Arabic Muhammad (570-632): Receives divine messages starting in 610 AD. Leaves hometown of Mecca in 622 AD. Returns in 630 AD [seen as just a man; not a half-God, half-man like Jesus] Qur'an (Koran): Seen as the direct word from God received by Muhammad |
|
Five Pillars of Islam |
1. Shahada- vow of faith to God 2. Prayer- five times daily (cycle starts at sundown) 3. Alms- Giving to those in need 4. Fasting during Ramadan- no eating during daylight 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once |
|
Leaders in Muslim Religious Order |
Ulama- "the learned" are no different/superior to regular Muslim adults; there are no priests or hierarchy in Islam |
|
Muslim Caliphates |
Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 AD)- capital of Damascus. Prince fled and started Caliphate in Spain in 750. Lasted for 750 years Abbasid Caliphate (750-1228 AD)- capital of Baghdad |
|
Minaret |
where "call to prayer" is broadcast |
|
Courtyard |
open space with well to wash feet, hands, and face before prayer |
|
Covered Prayer Hall |
like a nave in Christian Churches
covered to provide shade in very hot, sunny climates like the Middle East |
|
Minbar |
where person who leads prayer stands |
|
Qibla |
personal room to pray toward Mecca |
|
Mihrab |
Accentuation to show direction toward Mecca |
|
Great Mosque Cordoba, Spain 8th century major additions in 10th |
|
|
Poly-lobed Arch |
|
|
Horseshoe Arch |
|
|
Great Mosque Cordoba, Spain |
|
|
Great Mosque Cordoba, Spain |
Added by al-Hakam II exclusively for the wealthy and important political figure |
|
Great Mosque Cordoba, Spain |
|
|
Alhambra Granada, Spain 13th-14th centuries |
capital of the Nasrids |
|
Alhambra Granada, Spain |
|
|
Hall of the Abencerrajes in the Alhambra |
|
|
Comares and Lions Palace in Alhambra |
|
|
Court of Lions in Alhambra |
|
|
Court of Lions in Alhambra |
|
|
Palace of Lions in Alhambra |
|
|
Court of the Myrtles in Alhambra |
|
|
Court of the Myrtles in Alhambra |
|
|
Hall of the Ambassadors in Alhambra |
|
|
Hall of the Ambassadors in Alhambra |
|
|
Generalife in Alhambra |
|
|
Generalife in Alhambra |
|
|
Great Mosque of Djenne Mali 1240 but current building is a reconstruction |
|
|
Beta Giyorgis (St. George) Lalibela, Ethiopia ca. 1200 |
|
|
Beta Giyorgis (St. George) Lalibela, Ethiopia ca. 1200 |
|
|
Beta Giyorgis (St. George) Lalibela, Ethiopia ca. 1200 |
|
|
Beta Giyorgis (St. George) Lalibela, Ethiopia ca. 1200 |
|
|
Beta Giyorgis (St. George) Lalibela, Ethiopia ca. 1200 |
|
|
Topkapi Palace Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey 1460s and later |
|
|
Middle Gate at Topkapi Palace |
|
|
Gate of Felecity at Topkapi Palace |
|
|
Council Hall at Topkapi Palace |
|
|
Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul, Turkey (1550-57) Ottoman Empire at the time ARCH: Sinan |
|
|
Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul, Turkey (1550-57) Ottoman Empire at the time ARCH: Sinan |
|
|
Hagia Sophia Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey (532-37) |
|
|
Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul, Turkey (1550-57) Ottoman Empire at the time ARCH: Sinan |
|
|
Madrasa, Suleymaniye Mosque. Istanbul, Turkey (1550-57) ARCH: Sinan |
|
|
Selim Mosque. Edirne, Turkey (1568-75) ARCH: Sinan. |
|
|
Selim Mosque. Edirne, Turkey (1568-75) ARCH: Sinan. |
|
|
Selim Mosque. Edirne, Turkey (1568-75) ARCH: Sinan. |
|