India and China

							Seminar World: Muslim Civilization
Refer to Chapter 9 in text. Explain the significance of each as it relates to history.

Origins of Islam
1. Bedouins –

2. Allah –

3. Muhammad –

4. Hegira –

5. Islam –

6. Qur’an –

7. Five Pillars of Islam –

8. Mosque –

9. Jihad –

10. Sunna –

11. Sharia –

Spread of Islam
12. Abu Bakr –

13. Caliph –

14. Caliphate –

15. Umayyad –

16. Sunnis –

17. Shia –

18. Sufis –

19. Abbasid –

20. Harun al-Rashid –

Society & Culture
21. Ibn Rushd -

22. Astrolabe –

23. Ibn Sina –

24. Ibn Khaldun –
25. Calligraphy –

26. Minarets –

27. Omar Khayyam –

Short Answers
1. Evaluate the following statement: “The Five Pillars of Islam are very complicated and require years
   of study to determine their meaning.”




2. Why might a historian say that the Abbasid dynasty had a major impact on Islam as a world religion?




3. How might the death of Husayn affect the later political conflicts between the Sunni and Shia?




4. What was the connection between Muslim expertise in astronomy and the requirements of the
   Islamic faith?