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NAME ______________________________________ DATE _______________ CLASS _________ Vocabulary Activity netw rks 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) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Identify and briefly explain the Five Pillars of Islam. (Five Pillars of Islam) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Explain what the shari’ah is. (shari’ah) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. 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) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. 3. NAME ______________________________________ DATE _______________ CLASS _________ Vocabulary Activity Cont. netw rks 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). Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. bedouin), were ruled by ____________________ (caliphs, sheikhs). NAME ______________________________________ DATE _______________ CLASS _________ Vocabulary Activity Cont. netw rks 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) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 17. Explain how bureaucratic structure became more complex during the Abbasid dynasty. (complex) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ What are revelations, and what is their significance to Islam? What does a revelation “reveal”? (revelations) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 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) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 20. What did Arab philosophers achieve by writing commentaries on the works of Aristotle and other ancient Western philosophers? (commentaries) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. 18. The word revelations is derived from the Latin word revelare, meaning “to reveal.”