AP World History - Islam Flashcards
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| 5896034943 | When and where was Muhammed born? | 570 AD in Mecca | 0 | |
| 5896034944 | What was Muhammed's original occupation? | Merchant | 1 | |
| 5896034945 | When and where was Muhammad visited by Gabriel? | While meditating in a cave near Mecca | 2 | |
| 5896034946 | What is the Qu'ran composed of? | 114 suras, or chapters, about the revelations Muhammad received. | 3 | |
| 5896034947 | Name 3 of the Islamic prophets | Abraham, Isaac, and Jesus | 4 | |
| 5896034948 | Did the Arabs descend from Ishmael or Isaac? | Ishmael | 5 | |
| 5896034949 | People of the Book | Jews, Christians, and Muslims | 6 | |
| 5896034950 | Characteristics of the Bedouin | Nomadic tribes in the desert, polytheistic | 7 | |
| 5896034951 | What does Islam mean? | "Surrender" to God | 8 | |
| 5896034952 | Five Pillars of Islam | The Testimony, Daily Prayer, Almsgiving, Fasting, and the Pilgrimage | 9 | |
| 5896034953 | What aren't Muslims allowed to eat/drink? | Pork and alcohol | 10 | |
| 5896034954 | Limit to number of wives | 4 | 11 | |
| 5896034955 | Who established the law code? | The Ulama scholars | 12 | |
| 5896034956 | What is the law code called? | Shari'a Law | 13 | |
| 5896034957 | What is the Hadith? | A collection of Muhammad's sayings | 14 | |
| 5896034958 | 3 Holy cities of Islam | Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem | 15 | |
| 5896034959 | What is the Dome of the Rock on the site of? | Where Muhammed ascended to heaven for a conversation with the prophets | 16 | |
| 5896034960 | What is the Hejira? | Muhammed's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 Marks beginning of Muslim calendar | 17 | |
| 5896034961 | 2 options for successor of Muhammed | 1. A relative of Muhammed (Ali) 2. Someone capable but not related (Abu Bakr) | 18 | |
| 5896034962 | Person next in line after Abu Bakr | Umar | 19 | |
| 5896034963 | Caliph after Umar | Uthman | 20 | |
| 5896034964 | Who became caliph when Ali died? | Muawiya | 21 | |
| 5896034965 | Festival that commemorates the battle of Karbala in which Muhammed's grandson was killed | Ashura | 22 | |
| 5896034966 | Capital of first Islamic caliphate | Damascus | 23 | |
| 5896034967 | What did Muslims call Spain? | Al Andaluz | 24 | |
| 5896034968 | Capital of Al Andaluz | Córdoba | 25 | |
| 5896034969 | What happened at the Battle of Tours? | Abd al Rahman defeated by army of Franks led by Charles Martel | 26 | |
| 5896034970 | Averroes | Philosopher | 27 | |
| 5896034971 | Avicenna | Medicine, considered "Greatest genius of Islamic Golden Age" | 28 | |
| 5896034972 | Alhazen | "Father of Optics" | 29 | |
| 5896034973 | What happened in 1492? | Ferdinand and Isabella captured Granada in Spain, ending Islamic Golden Age | 30 | |
| 5896034974 | Reconquista | Gradual destruction of Muslim power and culture in Spain. | 31 | |
| 5896034975 | 1st caliphate | Umayyad Caliphate | 32 | |
| 5896034976 | 2nd Caliphate | Abbasid Caliphate | 33 | |
| 5896034977 | Capital of Abbasid caliphate | Baghdad | 34 | |
| 5896034978 | Who took over the Abbasids? | Seljuk Turks | 35 | |
| 5896034979 | Who besieged Baghdad in 1258? | The Mongols | 36 | |
| 5896079251 | Intellectual "research facility" in Baghdad | House of Wisdom | 37 | |
| 5896079252 | First great Muslim architectural achievement? | Dome of the Rock | 38 | |
| 5896079253 | 2 major intellectual concepts the Muslims brought to Europe | The concept of zero and the works of Aristotle. | 39 | |
| 5896079254 | Name 2 architectural achievements of Córdoba | The Alhambra (palace) and the Great Mosque of Córdoba | 40 |