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This document provides a study guide covering Islam and various Islamic empires throughout history. It includes vocabulary definitions and questions about the origins and beliefs of Islam, the expansion of early Islamic empires under caliphates and dynasties like the Umayyads and Abbasids, contributions of Islamic scholars, and the establishment and policies of later empires like the Mughals in India. The guide covers topics like the Quran, Five Pillars of Islam, conquests and treatment of non-Muslims, differences between Sunni and Shia sects, reasons for imperial success and decline, Islamic art restrictions, medical advances, cultural exchanges, rejection of Hindu caste systems, and Akbar the Great's policies of unity

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Chapter 10 Study Guide Answers

This document provides a study guide covering Islam and various Islamic empires throughout history. It includes vocabulary definitions and questions about the origins and beliefs of Islam, the expansion of early Islamic empires under caliphates and dynasties like the Umayyads and Abbasids, contributions of Islamic scholars, and the establishment and policies of later empires like the Mughals in India. The guide covers topics like the Quran, Five Pillars of Islam, conquests and treatment of non-Muslims, differences between Sunni and Shia sects, reasons for imperial success and decline, Islamic art restrictions, medical advances, cultural exchanges, rejection of Hindu caste systems, and Akbar the Great's policies of unity

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Chapter 10 Study Guide

Vocabulary
Define the following terms, people, and places.
1. Caliph
2. Kaaba
3. Sharia
4. Sultan
5. Akbar

6. Mughal
7. Quran
8. Calligraphy
9. Rajahs
10. Minarets

Section 1
1. Why were merchants in Mecca hostile towards Muhammad?
They thought his religion would disrupt their pilgrim trade.

2. The main beliefs or duties of Islam are listed in the 5 Pillars. List them.
Shahahda, Salat, Zakaat, Sawm, Hajj

3. According to Islamic belief, when did Muhammad become a Muslim?


He became the leader of Islam after he heard the Angel Gabriel speak to him while meditating on a mountain top.

4. In what Islamic book was the sacred word of God revealed to Muhammad?
Quran

5. What did Muhammad do in Mecca upon returning from his hijra to make Mecca the most holy city in
Islam?
He smashed pagan idols in the Kaaba and then rededicated the Kaaba to Allah.

Section 2
1. In Islam, who were Sufis?
Muslim mystics who saught communion with God through meditation and fasting.

2. When Muslims conquered a new land, what did they often do to non-Muslims to allow them to
continue practicing their religion?
Imposed a tax

3. What is the main difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims?


Sunni- Believe any pious man can be a leader of Islam.
Shiites- Believe the leader should be a direct descendant of Muhammads daughter, Fatima and her husband Ali.

4. Why was the Umayyad Caliphate so successful at expanding their empire?


The Byzantine and Persians were weakened, they had a bold, efficient fighting style, they were Arab liberators
and they wanted to glorify Islam.

5. How did economic conditions contribute to the decline of the Umayyad Caliphate?
Umayyad caliphs continued to live luxuriously while the rest of the caliphate was struggling
economically.
6. When the Abbasids moved their capital out of Damascus, where did they move?
Baghdad

Section 3 (Scavenger Hunt)


1. What were Muslim artists forbidden to portray in religious art?
God or religious figures.

2. What contribution did Ibn Sina make to the field of medicine?


He wrote an encyclopedia on medical information called the Canon on Medicine.

3. A short entertaining story that is often historical is known as what?


Anecdote.

4. Name the collection of stories where Arab writers gathered and adapted stories from their own and
other cultures, which includes Aladdin and His Magic Lamp.
The Thousand and one Nights

Section 4
1. What Hindu beliefs are rejected by both Muslims and Sikhs?
They both reject the caste system.

2. What things did Akbar the Great do to help united and strengthen the Mughal Empire?
He issued policies of toleration, he married a Hindu princess and employed Hindu princes to help him rule the
empire.

3. What happened to trade when Muslims invaded India and established the Delhi Sultanate?
It expanded to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and China.

4. Why did many lower caste Hindus convert to Islam?


Islam stressed religious equality.

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