Chapter 6Study slides

What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

What Prophet is deemed responsible for the Islamic religions

•Muhammad

What is a Hajj?

A religious trip or pilgrimage to Makkah

These are people!

Who was Muhammad’s Caliph, who came after him and why was the third caliph significant?

•Abu Bakr Muhammad’s father-in-law was his successor, Ali came after him. Ali is significant because there was a sect of Muslims that followed him which were the Shiites when there was a split/ division among the people

How did the harsh environment of Arabia help to shape the political and economic life of the people?

People organized tribes to help each other

Leaders (sheikhs) were chosen

Arabs supported themselves through farming

Domestication of camels led to caravan trade

What is the Jihad

•Defensive warfare permitted by the Quran. It’s interpretation means “struggle in the way of God.”

What is the place of Worship for Muslims called?

A mosque

How were the early Muslims similar to the Romans in terms of converting others to the religion? And how did this change?

• In the early years people were not forced to convert to Islam, however they were expected to adhere to their the rules of conduct

Who were the Mongols and what was their impact on the Arabian Peninsula?

The Mongols were from Asia led my Genghis Khan of Northern China. They were invaders whose goal was to strike fear and takecontrol of land.

Over time the Mongol leaders converted to Islam, intermarried, and the Mongol empire split as a result the old Islamic Empire ended

Explain the Crusades

The Christians and the Muslims feared and disliked one another and Alexius I a Byzantine emperor knew this so he asked the Christian states of Europe to help fight against the Turks (The Turks were nomadic people from Asia that converted to Islam and took over land in Iran and Armenia as well as Bagdad in Iraq