SOCIALS 8 – RISE OF ISLAM
REVIEW SHEET
KNOW THE FOLLOWING TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
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How early Arabs lived
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Historical connection to Abraham / Ishmael
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Their keys to survival
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What they lived in
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Early forms of worship…and the problems with it.
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Kaaba – Who made it? How as it used? What’s in/on it?
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Black stone
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Pilgrimage
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When was Muhammad born?
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His family and early years?
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What job did his uncle have?
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What job did Muhammad have?
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Who was Khadija?
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Where / What was his call like? What words were used?
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How did his early ministry go?
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Flight to Medina. When?
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Hijra
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What did Muhammad do in Medina?
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Battle of Badr. When? What happened?
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Battle of Uhud. When? What happened on that one?
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Muhammad’s early actions towards the Jews. What did he do?
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Third battle. How many involved? What happened?
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What did he do to the Jews after this?
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Terms of the treaty with Mecca?
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What happened to break that peace?
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What did Muhammad demand? Did Mecca agree?
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How did Muhammad take Mecca? How many men?
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What did he do to the people in the city?
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What did he do at the Kaaba?
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What things began to change for the Jews in Mecca? What were the stages?
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What does “Islam” mean?
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What does “Koran” mean?
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What are the five pillars of the Islamic faith?
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What is Ramadan?
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What’s a Caliph?
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Why was Muhammad able to succeed at that point in history?
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How does Islam view women?
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What were Muhammad’s final actions?
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What happened after his death? How did Islam expand?
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What is Jihad?
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Where had they spread to by 640 AD?
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Who stopped them? Where? When?
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What are Orthodox beliefs?
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What are Sunnas?
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What’s the difference between Sunnis and Shi’ites?
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What are the main Muslim cultural achievements?
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What was the conflict with the Jews in 1948 and onwards? How does that still have
repercussions today?
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“People of the book” What does this really mean?
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What is the Nasikh? Why is this essential to understanding Islam?
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What sins do the Jews commit… according to Islam?
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How does suicide bombing work? How is it organized? Run?