G9 Social Studies: Islam study guide

Key Terms and Concepts to Know

PEOPLE/GROUPS PLACES KEY WORDS
Abu Bakr Abbasid arabesque mosque
Ali Baghdad caliph Muslim
Allah Cordoba calligraphy qibla
Muhammad Damascus Five Pillars Qur’an
Quraysh Jerusalem hajj salat
Shia Mecca hijrah sawm
Sunni Medina Islam shahadah
Umar Rashidun jizya shari'a
Uthman Umayyad minaret Sunna
monotheism zakat

Deeper Concepts to Understand

 Why Mecca – and the Arabian Peninsula – was important to the ancient world?
 Each of the Five Pillars of Islam and why they were important for Muslims
 Why some people rejected Muhammad’s teachings and early Islam?
 Similarities and differences between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
 The roles the Umayyads and Abbasids played in the growth of Islam
o Also consider how each spread Arab culture as well
o How did each rule their caliphate
 Who were the four “rightly guided” caliphs and what role they played in the split in
Islam?
 The major contributions during the Islamic Golden Age
 The status of Islam today, including the largest Muslim country in the world [by
population]
 Symbols of Islam
 Why some people chose to convert to Islam?
o NOTE: some of this is covered in the EdPuzzle assignment
 How Islam influences culture, economics, politics, and society, both in history and in
modern times

Skills
 Know how to read and analyze maps
 How to use primary sources, including quoting from the source
 Understand how to answer “identify,” “explain,” and “describe” questions