All of the following are reasons Islam spread quickly throughout parts of Asia, Africa, & Europe, EXCEPT

Islam was divided into 2 main groups because of what event?

What did Muslim scholars do to help save the learning of the Western World?

All of the following are cultural achievements from the Muslims EXCEPT:

Why was conquering Constantinople in 1453 important to the success of the Ottoman Empire?

Although Muslims became divided, all communities were linked by all of the following areas EXCEPT:

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Their followers believe in only one god.

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Their followers must pray five times a day.

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Their followers should fast during Ramadan.

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Their followers claim Abraham as an ancestor.

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Their followers believe that there is good and evil.

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Their followers believe that there is a heaven and a hell.

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Their followers claim that Muhammad is the most important prophet.

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an action performed five times a day facing Mecca

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an expectation of believers to travel to Mecca at least once in a lifetime

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expresses the belief in one god and Muhammad as his messenger

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a responsibility to support those who are less fortunate than oneself

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demonstrates that spiritual needs outweigh physical needs

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They seek a mystical path in understanding Allah.

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Their members believe the first 4 caliphs are the rightful successors of Muhammad

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Their members believe Ali and his descendants are the rightful successors of Muhammed

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Believe that Muslim rulers should follow the Sunna, or Muhammad's example

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Do not recognize the authority of the Sunna; all Muslim rulers should be descended from Muhammad

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rejects luxurious life and instead pursues a life of poverty and devotion to a spiritual path

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Claim the Shi'a have distorted the meaning of various passages in the Qur'an and has the largest percentage of members in the world

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Claims that the Sunni have distorted the meaning of various passages of the Qur'an

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He grew the army & made Constantinople the capital city & renamed it Istanbul

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He conquered Persia, Syria, Palestine & Arabia-- including Medina & Mecca

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He revised the laws of the empire, created a highly structured govt, & used devshirme to create the janissaries

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He was a ghazis and started the Ottoman Empire

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He allowed religious tolerance for Jews & Christians and under his rule the Ottomans created great works of art

Who is the one God of Islam?

Who was the founder of Islam

Muhammad's move from Mecca to Medina in 622

Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage-- the basis for Islam

the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace

The holy book of Islam

Islamic model for living based on the life and teachings of Muhammad

Islamic law

A branch of Islam whose members believe the first four caliphs are the rightful successors of Muhammad

branch of Islam whose members believe Ali and his descendants are the rightful successors of Muhammad

Muslims who try to achieve direct contact with God

The center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s

A warrior for Islam

A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal

most successful warrior and "founder" of Ottomans

A ruler of a Muslim state

Brutal Ottoman ruler who took Mecca, Medina, and Cairo

Ruler who brought Ottoman Empire to its height

The trading routes of Mecca were a religious influence in what way?