Islamic Civilization

The city of ________ converted to Islam in 632 CE.

• Arabia

• Baghdad

• Mecca

• Israel

Muslims are expected to follow the __________________.

• Ten Commandments

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Torah

• Ramadan

What word means "submission to God" in Arabic?

• Islam

• Muslim

• Koran

• Mecca

_____________ is the founder of Islam.

• Abraham

• Moses

• Jesus

• Muhammad

Mohammed established and recorded Islamic practices, traditions, and customs in the _________.

• Five Pillars

• Quran

• Ten Commandments

• Sunnah

Muslims greatest contribution to Western civilization was:

• Using vaults and domes

• Discovering that rays pass from objects to the eyes

• Writing an encyclopedia of geography

• Preserving and advancing knowledge from previous cultures

Match the following

• Qur’an القرآن

• The most sacred temple of Islam, located at Mecca.

• Ka’aba كعبة

• A follower of Islam, means "one who has submitted".

• Mosque مسجد

• Islam's primary sacred text, regarded by Muslims as the direct words of Allah.

• Allah الله

• A Muslim place of worship.

• Muslim مسلم

• Arabic word for God.

622 C.E.--the year that Muhammad fled Mecca and went north to Medina, is

• the first year of the Islamic calendar

• the first year of the Jewish calendar

• the first year of the Hindu calendar

• the first year of the Sikh calendar

Who is Muhammad?

• A jewish teacher and healer; founded Christianity.

• A world famous comedian.

• Arab religious, social and political leader; founded Islamic religion.

• A prophet.

What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?

• Kaaba

• Tajj

• Hajj

• Medina