Islam Scavenger Hunt



Islam Scavenger Hunt

Chapter 10

1. Who was Muhammad? When did he live? 2 part question!

2. What were Muhammad’s revelations (what did he realize/learn)?

3. Why were his ideas unpopular in Mecca?

4. Why was the Hijrah a major turning point? (What happened while he was away?)

5. Why was Muhammad’s return to Mecca important? (What happened when he returned to Mecca?)

6. List and describe the Five Pillars of Islam.

|Pillar |Requirement |

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7. In what ways do the Five Pillars affect the daily lives of Muslims?

8. Define:

Islam –

Muslim –

9. How did Islamic law affect Muslim attitudes towards Christians and Jews?

Matching:

Draw a line connecting each term with its definition.

Allah- - house of worship in Islam

Qur’an- - law system based on teachings of Islam

Mosque- - God worshipped by Muslims (same as Christians and Jews)

Hajj- - a Muslim’s pilgrimage to Mecca

Sunna- - the holy book of Islam, contains teachings of Muhammad

Shari’a- - to follow the example set by Muhammad

10. Who were the “Rightly Guided” caliphs? (not the names of the people but a description of what they were)

11. What changes did they make in their rule after Muhammad’s death?

12. What factors allowed them to be so successful in expanding the empire?

13. What event marked the end of the elective system for choosing a caliph?

14. Who were the Umayyads? What changes did they make in the Muslim Empire?

15. What led to the eventual downfall of the Umayyads?

16. Who were the Abbasids? How did they rise to power?

17. What major changes did the Abbasids make to the empire

The Sunni / Shi’a Divide

|Muslims |% of Population |

|Sunni | |

|Shi’a | |

|18. Who are the Sufi? How were their beliefs different? |

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Shared Beliefs

Shi’a Beliefs

Sunni Beliefs

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