Vocabulary
Image made up of small peices of ceramic, stone, or glass.
What is a mosaic?
Arabic word for God.
Who is Allah?
Leaders of the Muslim community.
Who are the caliphs?
Meaning to take control of a place or people.
What is conquest?
Number of times Muslims pray each day.
What is five times a day?
Buildings where Muslims pray and worship.
What is a mosque?
Large piece of land surrounded by water in Arabia.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
Dynasty that ruled the Islamic Empire after the Umayyads.
What is the Abbasid Dynasty?
Religious buildings that caught people's eyes.
What is a mosque?
Practice of not eating or drinking at certain times during the month of Ramadan.
What is fasting?
Number of gods Muslims believe in.
What is one?
Direction Muslims face when praying.
What is Mecca?
Men who studied and taught Islamic law, religion, and science.
Who are the Islamic scholars?
Concept or set of beliefs that a group of people worship or practice.
What is religion?
First of the Five Pillars of Islam, declaring faith in only one God and Muhammad as his messenger.
What is a testimony?
Holy book of Islam.
What is the Holy Quran?
Languages spoken in North Africa and Middle East.
What is Arabic and French?
Dynasty that ruled the Arab Empire from the city of Damascus.
What is the Umayyad dynasty?
When Muslims in Islam cities exchange goods like spices, cloth, and gold for other items they needed.
What is trading?
The fifth of the Five Pillars of Islam, which is a journey to Mecca that Muslims make at least once in their life.
What is pilgrimage?
Name of a follower of Islam.
What is a Muslim?
Meaning of the word "Islam" in Arabic.
What is "submission to God"?
Region of Africa where Islam spread.
What is North Africa?
One reason Islam spread quickly.
What is the simple concept of it's beliefs?
On the 8th, 9th, and 10th days of the 12th month, Muslims take part in an important religious event.
When is the pilgrimage to Mecca?