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Vocabulary Activity
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Islam and the Arab Empire
Content Vocabulary
Directions: Answer each of the following questions. Include in your answers the vocabulary
words in parentheses.
1.
Explain the origin of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. Why is it important to Muslims,
the followers of Allah? (Quran, Islam, Muslims, Allah)
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Identify and briefly explain the Five Pillars of Islam. (Five Pillars of Islam)
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Explain what the shari’ah is. (shari’ah)
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Explain what a caliph is. How did Caliph Mu’awiyah’s act of making the caliphate
hereditary during the Ummayad dynasty ultimately lead to the splitting of Islam into
two groups, the Shia and the Sunni? (caliph, caliphate, Shia, Sunni)
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Vocabulary Activity
Cont.
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Islam and the Arab Empire
Directions: Complete each sentence by filling in the blank(s) with the correct choice from
each word pair in parentheses. (arabesque, astrolabe, bazaar, bedouin, caliph, dowry,
hajj, Hijrah, jihad, minaret, muezzin, sheikh, sultan, vizier)
5.
____________________ (Arabesques, Minarets) are the parts of a mosque from
which the ____________________ (muezzin, bedouin), or crier, calls faithful
Muslims to prayer.
6.
During the Abbasid dynasty, a high government official called the
____________________ (vizier, caliph), equivalent to a modern-day prime minister,
advised the ____________________ (vizier, caliph).
7.
The military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans
was the ____________________ (sheikh, sultan).
8.
The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah is known as the
____________________ (hajj, Hijrah).
9.
Arabic tribes, such as the nomadic desert ____________________ (sultans,
10. The Quran permits fair, defensive warfare, or ____________________ (jihad, hajj),
which means “struggle in the way of God.”
11. ____________________ (Arabesques, Bazaars), or covered markets, were an
essential part of every Muslim city or town.
12. Muslim men were required to pay a ____________________ (muezzin, dowry), a
gift of money or property, to their prospective brides.
13. ____________________ (Astrolabes, Minarets), perfected by Muslim astronomers,
were instruments used by sailors to determine their location.
14. The rich geometric patterns that decorate much of Islamic art are called
____________________ (arabesques, minarets).
15. The pilgrimage to Makkah, which all Muslims are encouraged to take, is called the
____________________ (Hirjah, hajj).
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bedouin), were ruled by ____________________ (caliphs, sheikhs).
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Vocabulary Activity
Cont.
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Islam and the Arab Empire
Academic Vocabulary
Directions: Answer each of the following questions. Include in your answers the vocabulary
words in parentheses.
16. The word submission comes from a Latin word meaning “the act of lowering.” Explain
how this definition helps explain the meaning of submission. What is the significance of
the concept of submission in the Islamic religion? (submission)
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17. Explain how bureaucratic structure became more complex during the Abbasid dynasty.
(complex)
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What are revelations, and what is their significance to Islam? What does a revelation
“reveal”? (revelations)
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19. Describe the rights the Quran granted early Muslim women. How did older Arabic tribal
customs erode these rights after the spread of Islam? (erode)
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20. What did Arab philosophers achieve by writing commentaries on the works of Aristotle
and other ancient Western philosophers? (commentaries)
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18. The word revelations is derived from the Latin word revelare, meaning “to reveal.”