Download Islam Empire of Faith

Islam Empire of Faith
Watch the video and fill in the following blanks.
1.
The muezzin calls Muslims to prayer ___________ times a day.
2.
_____ of the people on earth respond to this call to prayer.
3.
Muhammad was an ______________________ man who became a messenger of _____________.
4.
Muhammad was born in _______A.D.
5.
At age _______, both of Muhammad’ s parents ___________________. His uncle then raised Muhammad.
6.
In Saudi Arabia people passed down their history by ________________________________________
7.
Poets linked the __________________ to their ancestors.
8.
Rivalry over grazing land and ___________________________ was common.
9.
Water was considered very precious. It was the difference between ___________ and death.
10. Each Arabian tribe had different gods and ______________________________.
11. Mecca housed the __________________________, and was a major trade center.
12. Christians, _______________, and Arabs lived in Mecca.
13. Muhammad became a successful _________________________________________________.
14. ______________________________ proposed to Muhammad.
15. Muhammad became interested in religion. He often _____________________________________.
16. Muhammad had a revelation and met the angel _______________________________________.
17. Muhammad was told in the message that there was only __________ God.
18. One God = one _______________ = unite the ___________________________.
19. The idea of ____________________________ justice appealed to people because it offered them equality.
20. Those who surrendered to God were called __________________________________________________.
21. God’s words were written down in the _________________________________________.
22. In Islam, there is no physical description of _________________________________.
23. In Arabic, words and sentences are written from _____________________ to
_________________________.
24. Muhammad and his teachings were questioned. Tribal leaders found it hard to believe in the idea of an
______________________________________.
25. Non-believers were threatened due to their traditional _______________________________________.
26. Tribal leaders wanted Muhammad _____________________________________________.
27. Muhammad’s followers were ______________________________ and killed.
28. In 619 A.D. _____________________________ and Muhammad’s uncle __________________.
29. Muhammad fled to ______________________________ with his new tribe in 622 A.D.
30. Muhammad and his new tribe were bound by faith not ________________________________________.
This marked the true beginning of Islam.
31. Medina becomes known as “The city of the ___________________________________________.”
32. The first _______________________________ was located in Medina.
33. The First Pillar of Islam is the call to ____________________________________________.
34. The call to prayer symbolizes that people belong to a _______________________________________.
35. The body, mind, and the _________________________ are unified in prayer.
36. Muslims face the __________________________________ when they pray.
37. The Meccan's traveled to Medina to fight Muhammad and his followers. Muhammad had _______ men
versus 1,000 Meccans.
38. Muhammad’s men had ______________ will on their side. They battle for three years and gained support
from other tribal people.
39. In 630 A.D, after a month long siege on the city of Mecca _______________________________ and his
10,000 men captured the city.
40. Muhammad did not commit a bloody ____________________________. Instead, he embraced the
Meccans.
41. Muhammad destroyed the ______________________ and broke apart the ____________ system.
42. Within ______________ years the Islamic empire grew to Africa, Asia, and Europe.
43. The empire of Islam became larger than the ___________________________ Empire.
44. Reasons Islam spread include:
1. Muslims allowed conquered people to maintain their own administration.
2. People were allowed to keep their religious laws.
3. Islam was free from the hierarchy of a clergy system.
4. Islam offered people a new vision of life. It filled a void for people and created solidarity.
5. The lessons in the Qu’ran were those of social justice.
45. When Muslims conquered new lands, they improved the ________________________ of many cities.
46. List some of the advances in science and medicine the Muslims are credited with for their legacy.