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AP World History: Islam Flashcards

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8597705735ArabianPeninsula on which Islam began0
8597705736BedouinsNomadic tribe living on Arabian Peninsula that first embraced Islam1
8597705737TradeThe way the Bedouins made their living besides herding and agriculture2
8597705738MeccaA city that was a center of trade3
8597705739KaabaThe religious shrine at Mecca4
8597705740Byzantine and SassanidThe two empires that the Arabian peninsula was adjacent to5
8597705741AllahThe name of their most important god who became their sole god with Islam ending their original polytheism6
8597705742AbrahamMuslims believed that they were children of this prophet like the Jews and the Christians7
8597705743MuhammadFounder of Islam8
8597705744GabrielAngel which brought God's word to him9
8597705745IslamName of the faith created there10
8597705746MuslimsName of the adherents of that faith11
8597705747QuranHoly scriptures of Islam12
8597705748ArabicLanguage that the Quran must always be written in13
8597705749"Seal of the Prophets"Muhammad called himself this14
8597705750"one who submits"Meaning of "Muslim"15
8597705751UmmaThe community of all believers16
8597705752Pillars of IslamFive requirements of Islam17
8597705753"There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God."The first requirement (1st Pillar)18
8597705754Ritual prayer five times a dayThe second requirement (2nd Pillar)19
8597705755Giving a portion of your income to the poor of needy20

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