Geography
A river that is not in the Middle East AND North Africa
What is the Rhine River?
A nomadic group in Arabia
Who are the Bedouins?
Fought in a civil war between Muslims
Who is Ali?
Responsible for overseeing all 24 provinces of the empire
What are viziers?
The name of the Iberian Peninsula given by Muslims.
What is Anatolia?
Separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula
What is The Red Sea?
Goods purchased at the Mecca Bazaar
Any of the following:
Cloth, grains, ivory, metal, precious stones, silk, slaves, spices, timber
After Islam split into two groups, this group became the most popular and believed any qualified person could be a caliph
Who are the Sunnis?
What is Baghdad?
An example of a Golden Age during Umayyad rule in al-Andalus
What is the Arab Agricultural Revolution
OR
Trade across the Mediterranean
Separates Mesopotamia from Persia
What are the Zagros Mountains?
A Muslim prophet of God, who Muslims believe is the same God worshipped by Jews and Christians
Who was Muhammad?
The location of the capital for the Umayyad Empire
What is Damascus, Syria?
An influential piece of literature created during the Islamic Golden Age
What is One Thousand and One Nights?
A famous Umayyad mosque
What is The Alhambra?
A holy city in Arabia
What is Mecca?
Builder of the Ka'aba
Who is Abraham?
What are coins?
Signs of the Abbasid Empire's decline
Any of the following:
Invasions from the Seljuk Turks and the Monguls, tension between Sunni and Shias, Many regions of the empire broke away and established their own caliphates
Successfully defended his kingdom from invasions from Charlemagne and Abbasid forces
Who is Adb al-Rahman?
A central crossroad located in Syria
What is Damascus?
Was kicked out by Mecca's ruling families and invaded and conquered Mecca.
Who is Muhammad?
The way that the Umayyads funded their government and wars of conquest
What are taxing non-muslims?
Examples of taxes collected (state at least 3)
What are taxes on land, animals, goods, and a special tax on Muslims?
A reason for the decline of the Umayyad rule of al Andalus