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Flashcard 1: What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Answer: Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj. The five fundamental acts of worship required of all Muslims.
Flashcard 2: Name the author of 'The Muqaddimah', a work on historiography and sociology.
Answer: Ibn Khaldun. 14th-century historian who developed theories of social organization and change.
Flashcard 3: Which caliphate was known for its golden age of science and culture?
Answer: The Abbasid Caliphate. Ruled from Baghdad (750-1258 CE) and promoted scholarship and translation.
Flashcard 4: What is the term for Islamic law derived from the Quran and Hadith?
Answer: Sharia. Islamic legal system governing all aspects of Muslim life.
Flashcard 5: Which Islamic empire controlled parts of Spain from 711 to 1492?
Answer: The Umayyad Caliphate in Al-Andalus. Islamic rule in Iberian Peninsula lasted nearly eight centuries.
Flashcard 6: What is the Arabic term for community or nation in Islam?
Answer: Ummah. Refers to the global community of Muslim believers worldwide.
Flashcard 7: Which famous Islamic scholar wrote 'The Canon of Medicine'?
Answer: Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Persian polymath whose medical encyclopedia influenced European medicine for centuries.
Flashcard 8: Which Islamic dynasty was known for its establishment of Baghdad?
Answer: The Abbasid Dynasty. Founded Baghdad in 762 CE as their capital and center of learning.
Flashcard 9: What is the term for the Islamic mysticism that emphasizes inward search for God?
Answer: Sufism. Mystical branch focusing on personal spiritual experience and divine love.
Flashcard 10: Which Islamic dynasty was known for its extensive trade network?
Answer: The Abbasid Dynasty. Connected Europe, Asia, and Africa through extensive commercial routes.
Flashcard 11: What is the name of the holy month of fasting in Islam?
Answer: Ramadan. Ninth month when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset daily.
Flashcard 12: Which empire succeeded the Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt?
Answer: The Fatimid Caliphate. Shia caliphate that ruled Egypt and parts of North Africa (969-1171).
Flashcard 13: Identify the Islamic legal scholars who interpret Sharia.
Answer: Ulema. Learned scholars who study and interpret Islamic law and theology.
Flashcard 14: What is the term for Islamic jurisprudence?
Answer: Fiqh. Islamic legal theory and methodology for deriving religious rulings.
Flashcard 15: Which city is considered the third holiest site in Islam?
Answer: Jerusalem. Site of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Muhammad's Night Journey destination.
Flashcard 16: Which Islamic scholar is known for his work on optics and vision?
Answer: Ibn al-Haytham. Pioneer of scientific method and experimental physics in medieval period.
Flashcard 17: Which empire was known for its architectural achievements like the Alhambra?
Answer: The Nasrid Dynasty. Final Muslim dynasty in Spain, built Granada's magnificent palace.
Flashcard 18: Which Islamic institution was essential for the preservation of Greek and Roman texts?
Answer: The House of Wisdom. Baghdad institution that translated and preserved classical Greek works.
Flashcard 19: Which Islamic dynasty was known for its establishment of Baghdad?
Answer: The Abbasid Dynasty. Founded Baghdad in 762 CE as their capital and center of learning.
Flashcard 20: Which famous Islamic philosopher was known as 'The Second Teacher'?
Answer: Al-Farabi. After Aristotle, he synthesized Greek philosophy with Islamic thought.
Flashcard 21: What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Answer: Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj. The five fundamental acts of worship required of all Muslims.
Flashcard 22: Identify the empire that defeated the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert.
Answer: The Seljuk Empire. Turkic empire that dominated Anatolia and defeated Byzantines in 1071.
Flashcard 23: Identify the founder of Islam.
Answer: Prophet Muhammad. The final messenger who received the Quran from Allah through Gabriel.
Flashcard 24: What was the main religious division within Islam following Muhammad's death?
Answer: Sunni and Shia. Split over rightful succession to Muhammad's leadership of Muslim community.
Flashcard 25: Which Islamic empire controlled parts of Spain from 711 to 1492?
Answer: The Umayyad Caliphate in Al-Andalus. Islamic rule in Iberian Peninsula lasted nearly eight centuries.
Flashcard 26: What is the term for Islamic jurisprudence?
Answer: Fiqh. Islamic legal theory and methodology for deriving religious rulings.
Flashcard 27: What is the Arabic term for charity or almsgiving in Islam?
Answer: Zakat. Third pillar requiring annual donation of wealth to help poor.
Flashcard 28: What was the primary language of scholarship in the Islamic Golden Age?
Answer: Arabic. Unified diverse Islamic regions and facilitated knowledge transmission.
Flashcard 29: Identify the city that is the birthplace of Islam.
Answer: Mecca. The holy city containing the Kaaba, Islam's most sacred site.
Flashcard 30: Which empire succeeded the Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt?
Answer: The Fatimid Caliphate. Shia caliphate that ruled Egypt and parts of North Africa (969-1171).