People
In Islam, he is considered the most important prophet.
Muhammed
What was the first major world religion to form in the Middle East?
Judaism
The political and religious state of the Muslim lands after the death of Muhammed
Caliphate
What is the term for the worship of more than one deity (god)?
Polytheism
What is the national animal of Scotland?
A unicorn
An important traveler who documented his trips through the Muslim world.
Ibn Battuta
What are the three Abrahamic religions?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Which Muslim caliphate presided over the Golden Age of Islam?
The Abbasids
Anything not affiliated with a church or faith.
Secular
In chess, which piece can only move diagonally?
The bishop
This disciple (follower) of Christianity wrote the majority of the New Testament.
Paul the Apostle
A religion that originated in India and focuses on the path to "enlightenment."
Buddhism
The Golden Age of Islam was centered in which Middle Eastern city?
Baghdad
Another term for the working class.
Proletariat
This is the name of the legendary man-killing sea-monster.
The kraken
A Chinese philosopher who ended up shaping government and society with his ideas.
Confucius
What should Buddhists follow to remove suffering and achieve enlightenment?
The Eightfold Path
In Islam, it is a code of ethical conduct rooted in religious belief.
Shariah Law
Leadership or dominance by one group or nation over another.
Hegemony
What did the British originally intend to call Maine?
"New Ireland"
He was an Indian religious teacher, considered to be the first person to reach enlightenment.
The Buddha (or Siddhartha Gautama)
In Hinduism, it stands for one's law, duty, and obligation based on their caste.
Dharma
Al-Andalus refers to the Muslim-ruled area of this modern-day country.
Spain
Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Egalitarian
How many US cities are hosts to two major league baseball teams?
Four (San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC, and Chicago)