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Vocab to Know
Oasis
Quran
Islam
Allah
Mecca
Muslim
Bedouins
Quraysh
Hijrah
Medina
Sheikh
Imam
Ginn
Hajj
Sawm
Salat
Shahada
Zakat
Kadijah
Masjid
Mosque
Jumu’ah
Athaan
Rakah
Ramadan
Eid-al-fitr
Caliph
Arab
Arabic
Ghazu
Ummah
Minarets
Jizyah
any other vocab words that are on the list that may not be
Islamic Civilizations study questions
Who were the Rightly Guided Caliphs? How many were there? Where did they rule
from? What are two important things that happened under each caliph’s rule?
Umayyads, who are they? Where did they rule from? Where did they spread Islam?
Which Muslims became upset with the Umayyads and why?
Who are the Abbasids? Where was their capital? What did they put a large emphasis on?
Who are the Seljuk Turks? What was their agreement with the Abbasids?
Who are the Ottoman Turks? Who is their most famous leader? What famous European
capital did they Ottomans almost reach? When did their empire last until?
5 pillars study questions
Name and describe the Five Pillars of Islam.
What do you do for each pillar?
How many times a day to Muslims pray?
Who doesn’t have to fast for Ramadan ?
When can Muslims eat during Ramadan?
What are the 7 things Muslims do during Hajj?
How much do you donate for Zakat?
What are the words to the Shahada?
Beginning of Islam study questions
Describe what life was like in Arabia when Islam started. (Use Oasis, Bedouins, Sheikh,
Caravan, Mecca, Quraysh, Kaaba, Mecca, Polytheistic).
Who is Muhammad and what did he do? (Use 610, 622, 630, 632 Revelation, Gabriel,
Quran, Quraysh, Khadija, Hijrah, Allah, Medina/Yathrib)
What are some qualities people used to describe Muhammad?
What are four basic beliefs of Muslims?
How did Muhammad link religion and government?
What was the revelation? What was revealed to Muhammad? Who came to him? Where
was the revelation?
Islamic Art Study questions
What are four types of Islamic Art?
What are four important characteristics of Islamic architecture in Mosques?