1. Chalkboard Challenge Islam Unit
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2. Let’s Play
Final Challenge
Books of Islam
Muhammad
Islam Culture
Muslim Empire
Hodge-Podge
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3. Why is the Qur’an important to Muslims?
Books of Islam for 100
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Why is the Qur’an important to Muslims?
It is a major influence on the lives of Muslims

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 100 Muhammad for 100 Religious, Military, and Political leadership
What three leadership qualities was Muhammad known for?

9. 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?

10. 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?

11. 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?

12. 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?

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

14. 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?

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

16. 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?

17. 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?

18. 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?

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

20. 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?

21. 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?

22. 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.

23. 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?

24. 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?

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

26. 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?

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

28. Name the first and second families to take power of the Muslim Empire.
Final Challenge
End Game
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Final Challenge
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Name the first and second families to take power of the Muslim Empire.
Umayyads
Abbasids
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