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What were Europeans able to do as a result of the achievement of Muslim scholars |
Muslim scholars developed medicine as a field of scientific study |
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For the early Arabs how was a Allah symbolized |
By a sacred stone |
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Who replace the Umayyad dynasty and what dynasty did he replace it with |
Abu al-Abbas ( a descendant of Muhammad's uncle) he replaced the Umayyad dynasty with the Abbasid dynasty |
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In 680 what event led Islam to split into two conflicting groups, and who lead it And what were the two conflicting groups |
Revolt lead by Hussein took place in what is now Iraq early in the Umayyad period.... The two conflicting groups were the Shia and Sunni |
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By time the Umayyad dynasty was established the Arab empire had already conquered which empire??? |
Persian empire |
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Where did Arab trade routes expand to? |
Morocco in far west to countries beyond the Caspian Sea |
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According to Islamic teaching, how did Muhammad receive his messages? |
They were given by the Angel Gabriel |
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What is Muhammad considered to be in Islamic belief |
Gods prophet |
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The Alhambra is an excellent example of an Islamic palace decorated in floral and abstract patterns which are meant to reflect the glory of Islam.. it is located in which country?? |
Granada Spain |
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The Umayyads established a Muslim state in Spain with its center in which city |
Cordoba |
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What happened when Abu-Bakr died?? |
Problems arose over who should be the next caliph (in 656 Ali, Muhammads son in law and one of the first converters to Islam was chosen to be caliph) |
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What was an important accomplishment of the Islamic scholar Ibn Sina?? |
Ibn Sina= philosopher and scientist he wrote a medical encyclopedia that among other things stressed the contagious nature of certain diseases. It showed how diseases could be spread by contaminated water supplies |
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Know what hajj is? |
A pilgrimage to Makkah one of the requirements of the 5 pillars of Islam |
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Camel caravans traveling on the Arabian Peninsula passed through which city? |
Makkah or ( Mecca ) |
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What is the name of the Islamic equivalent of the Christian holy bible? |
Quran |
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During the Abbasid dynasty the council that advised the caliph was led by a prime minister known as what |
Vizier |
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After Muhammad's death, Muslim scholars drew up the shari'ah. What is the shari'ah |
A law code drawn up by Muslim scholars after Muhammad's death it provided believers with a set of practical laws to regulate their daily lives (family life ,and business practice, government, moral conduct) |
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What was a crucial part of every Muslim or town?? this also had a covered market... |
Bazaar |
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What was a non-religious title held by the military and political leader who captured Baghdad and took power from the Abbasids |
Sultan ( holder of power ) |
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The great mosque of Samarra was built in which present day country |
Present day Iraq |
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As a successor of Muhammad what does a Caliph attempt to do? |
A spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims |
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How did Abu Bakr unify the Muslim world |
He suppressed tribal and political and religious uprisings ( the Arab army defeated Byzantine and Persian empire) |
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Devout Muslims are prohibited from doing what? |
Gamble, eat pork, drink alcoholic beverages, or engage in dishonest behavior |
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Who is the crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times each day from the tower of a mosque? |
Muezzin |
