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  1. who did muhammad marry?
    Khadijati
  2. what is the name of Muhammad's baby?
    Fatima
  3. where were special rocks/idois held?
    the ka'ba
  4. who is allah?
    overlord God of all the nature Gods
  5. the sacred books of the Muslims is
    the koran
  6. what does the word koran mean?
    preach/recite
  7. who does Muhammad take over the tribe from?
    Abu Talib
  8. what three things did Muhammad preach
    • social change
    • women as religious equals
    • need better morals
  9. where did Muhammad go when people got mad at him for the one God concept?
    Medina
  10. what year did the Muslim calender start?
    622
  11. what does Muhammad become in Medina
    a public magistrate
  12. how much of the captured Mecca land does Muhammad get?
    20%
  13. what year was the battle of Badr?
    624
  14. when does Muhammad die?
    632
  15. who do the sunni-orthodox worship and why
    • Abu Bakr
    • represents best person for the job
  16. who did the shi'ites worship and why
    • Ali
    • presents family of Muhammad
  17. how many people are Sunni today?
    83%
  18. how many people are shi'ite today?
    17%
  19. what did Abu Bakr do?
    expanded Islamic empire to Egypt, Syria, and Iran
  20. what did Umar do?
    • occupy captured land
    • used koran and Muhammad's teachings as a guide
    • spread Islam through middle east
  21. Islamic house of worship
    mosque
  22. migration of the people
    Hijrah
  23. pilgrimage to mecca
    hajj
  24. best model for proper living
    sunna
  25. law that regulates family life, moral conduct, and business
    Shari'a
  26. a center of learning established in Baghdad
    house of wisdom
  27. what did the umayyads do?
    moved capital away from Mecca to Damascus
  28. what did the Abbasids do?
    • murdered remaining umayyads in 750
    • moved capital to Baghdad
  29. name the 5 pillars of Islam and explain
    • Faith: One god- allah
    • Prayers: 5 times a day facing Mecca
    • Fasting: no food or drink during Ramadan
    • Alms: 10% of income to charity
    • Pilgrimage: hajj- once in a lifetime to mecca
  30. what is the main language of the Islams
    arabic
  31. a persian scholar
    al-razi
  32. who founded algebra?
    al-khwarizimi
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