What role did Cordoba play in the trade economy?

Had no real products to contribute to trade

What did the Sunni believe?

Caliph didn't need to be a direct descendant of Muhammad

Describe the Abbasid Dynasty.

Ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad; descent from Abbas

What is the significance of the Koran?

Holy book; 5 Pillars of Islam; live your life

After Muhammad's died, the Islamic church:

split into two groups (Sunni and Shiite)

How did Muslim scholars help preserve the knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans?

Translated classic works into Arabic

Why were trading cities located on the coast?

Close to Indian Ocean and Red Sea

What was the House of Wisdom and where was it located?

Baghdad; Intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age

Muslim shrine; turn to it while praying 5 times a day

What did the Shiite believe?

Caliph must be a direct descendant of Muhammad

What role did Cairo play in the trade economy?

Grain was a major trade product

How did Muhammad start the Islam religion?

Took messages from Gabriel and his preachings to make Koran

Describe the Umayyad Dynasty.

Damascus; encouragement of the arts and architecture

Prophet of Islam; threw out idols; Mecca/Medina significant

Slim tower rising from a mosque

What role did Baghdad play in the trade economy?

Crossroad of trade/culture because of Silk Road

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1
What role did Cordoba play in the trade economy?
Contributed grain
Contributed silk
Located in France
Had no real products to contribute to trade
2
What did the Sunni believe?
A lunar calendar had to be established
Caliph didn't need to be a direct descendant of Muhammad
Pilgrimage must be performed
Caliph must be a direct descendant of Muhammad
3
Describe the Abbasid Dynasty.
Ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad; descent from Abbas
Descendant from Muhammad himself
Ruled over the prisoners of the Islamic religion
Caliph that ruled from Mecca
4
What is the significance of the Koran?
Address messages from Buddha and Jesus
Holy book of Buddhism
Holy book; 5 Pillars of Islam; live your life
8 Pillars of Judaism
5
After Muhammad's died, the Islamic church:
Split into four independent groups
Collapsed
split into two groups (Sunni and Shiite)
Broke into their own war
6
What role did the Bazaar play in Islamic cities?
Marketplace/shopping quarter
Where people met to share stories
Place of worship for the poor
People watched plays and musicals here
7
How did Muslim scholars help preserve the knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
Made the people learn the culture in the Greek language
Translated classic works into Arabic
Roman and Greek culture was unable to be preserved
Taught the culture in schools for the wealthy only
8
What was the name of the geometric patterns decorating mosques?
Arabesque
Quaran
Hieroglyphics
Geometrics
9
Ibn Sinawrote a medical encyclopedia which explained _________?
All the allergies of the world
The history of cancer
Body parts
Contagious diseases
10
Why were trading cities located on the coast?
Close to Indian Ocean and Red Sea
Weren't located on the coast
Gateway to Spain
Close to Black Sea
11
What was the House of Wisdom and where was it located?
Baghdad; Intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age
Baghdad; Where Muhammad lived during his leadership
Medina; Where all art and architecture was showcased
Mecca; Place of worship for Islamic religion
12
The use of the number ____ was used and _____ was developed by Muslim scholars.
10; Geometry
2; Trigonometry
100; Calculus
Zero; Algebra
13
What is a mosque?
Muslim place of worship
Place of worship for the Jews
A religious leader in the Islamic religion
The meal eaten at sunrise and sunset during Ramadan
14
What was the Kaaba?
Sacred writings of Islam religion
Muslim shrine; turn to it while praying 5 times a day
Where Muhammad lived
A prison for non-believers of the Islam religion
15
What did the Shiite believe?
Prayer five times a day was not required
Caliph must be a direct descendant of Muhammad
Caliph didn't need to be a direct descendant of Muhammad
Follow the same rules as Chrisitanity
16
What role did Cairo play in the trade economy?
Cairo didn't play any role
Cotton was a major trade product
Grain was a major trade product
Tobacco was a major trade product
17
How did Muhammad start the Islam religion?
Took the Bible and added his own rules
Hears messages from God and tells his hometown
Took messages from Gabriel and his preachings to make Koran
Muhammad didn't start this religion
18
Describe the Umayyad Dynasty.
Jerusalem; encouraged literature
Damascus; encouragement of the arts and architecture
Mecca; encouraged music and dance
Medina; encouraged writng
19
Who is Muhammad?
Founder of Islam; performed many miracles
Founder of Judaism
Founder of Buddhism; Asia significant
Prophet of Islam; threw out idols; Mecca/Medina significant
20
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Fasting during Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Daily Prayer
Jihad
21
What is the geography like on the Arabian Peninsula
Mountains and valleys
Hot and sandy deserts
Rich soil
Very cold
22
What is a minaret?
A person in a tower
Slim tower rising from a mosque
A farmer
Part of the religious beliefs of the Islamic religion
23
What role did Baghdad play in the trade economy?
Crossroad of trade/culture because of Silk Road
Contributed gold
Didn't help the economy
Located in Spain
24
What IS NOT similar about the Islamic religion, Christianity, and Judaism?
Jesus was only a PROPHET
All share the OLD TESTAMENT
Believe in some sort of AFTERLIFE
Their beliefs are in some sort of HOLY BOOK
25
What waterway is the Arabian Peninsula NOT surrounded by?
Black Sea
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf

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