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Let’s Play Final Challenge Books of Islam Muhammad Islam Culture Muslim Empire Hodge-Podge 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Why is the Qur’an important to Muslims? Books of Islam for 100 100 Why is the Qur’an important to Muslims? It is a major influence on the lives of Muslims

They have holy books with similar teachings to the Qur’an Books of Islam for 200 They have holy books with similar teachings to the Qur’an 200 Why are Jews and Christians known as “people of the book” by Muslims?

Books of Islam for 300 The Muslim book of laws created from passages from the Qur’an and Sunnah 300 What is the Shari’ah and from what is it created?

Muhammad’s example of how to live the Muslim faith Books of Islam for 400 Muhammad’s example of how to live the Muslim faith 400 What is the Sunnah?

What TWO practices affect the DAILY lives of Muslims the most? Books of Islam for 500 Following the 5 Pillars of Islam, and following the teachings in the Sunnah 500 What TWO practices affect the DAILY lives of Muslims the most?

100 Muhammad for 100 Religious, Military, and Political leadership What three leadership qualities was Muhammad known for?

Muhammad for 200 Muhammad started the religion of Islam after he received revelations from the Angel Gabriel in a cave in Mecca 200 What event in Muhammad’s life caused him to found the religion of Islam?

Muhammad and his followers were being persecuted in Mecca Muhammad for 300 Muhammad and his followers were being persecuted in Mecca 300 What caused Muhammad and his followers to Migrate to the city of Yathrib?

Muhammad for 400 Spreading the religion of Islam throughout most of the Arabian Peninsula 400 Using his religious, military, and political skills what was Muhammad able to accomplish by the time of his death?

Who took over as leader of the Muslims when Muhammad died? Muhammad for 500 Abu Bakr 500 Who took over as leader of the Muslims when Muhammad died?

What made Cordoba a major cultural center? Islam Culture for 100 It’s libraries What made Cordoba a major cultural center? 100

The Arabic numbering system and algebra Islam Culture for 200 The Arabic numbering system and algebra 200 What were the 2 most important mathematical contributions of Muslim scholars?

Islam Culture for 300 Al-Khwarizmi 300 Who is famous for writing the book, Hisab al-jabr, about the basis of algebra?

400 Hundreds of thousands of books from all over the world Islam Culture for 400 Hundreds of thousands of books from all over the world 400 What did scholars have access to because of the House of Wisdom?

Islam Culture for 500 Saving and adding to knowledge from past cultures and societies to be pasted on to future civilizations 500 What was the most important contribution made to western civilization by Muslims?

Muslim Empire for 100 People throughout the Muslim Empire could now understand and communicate with one another easily 100 What happened as a result of introducing Arabic as the official language of the government in Muslim lands?

Muslim Empire for 200 Africa and Asia (Northern Africa and Southwest Asia) 200 Which 2 continents did the Muslim Empire eventually expand into?

To continue the spread of Islam Muslim Empire for 300 To continue the spread of Islam 300 Why did the Rightly Guided caliphs use military conquest to conquer other regions?

Muslim Empire for 400 The best people for the job were able to participate in government and cultural life no matter if they were Muslim, Christian, or Jewish 400 What impact did the Abbasid policy of inclusion have on the Muslim Empire?

Muslim Empire for 500 False. The Qur’an states that it is again the religion of Islam to force anyone to convert to Islam 500 True or False: Muslims were allowed to force people to convert to Islam once the Muslim military had conquered the area the people lived in.

100 Hodge-Podge for 100 Belief in Heaven Belief in Hell Belief in their descent from Abraham All are monotheistic with their own holy books 100 What are the 4 most important beliefs shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Why did the pilgrimage to Mecca help unify the Muslim Empire? Hodge-Podge for 200 People from all over the Muslim Empire were able to share their languages and cultures with one another 200 Why did the pilgrimage to Mecca help unify the Muslim Empire?

Hodge-Podge for 300 The use of human images on buildings or in Mosques 300 What was forbidden in Muslim art?

400 Hodge-Podge for 400 Testimony of Faith Prayer Almsgiving/giving to the poor Fasting during Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca 400 What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

Hodge-Podge for 500 A system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of the government is called a… 500 Bureaucracy

Name the first and second families to take power of the Muslim Empire. Final Challenge End Game Write Your Final Challenge Wager Name the first and second families to take power of the Muslim Empire. Umayyads Abbasids TIME’S UP!

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