Vocabulary
The holy book of Islam
What is the Quran?
Someone who believes in Islam is called this.
What are Muslims?
Best-known work of literature
What is One Thousand and One Nights?
When Muhammad died, this peninsula was fully part of the Islamic state.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
These two continents had Muslim rule extend into them because of the Umayyads
What is Asia and Africa?
A Muslim leader
What is a caliph?
Muslims believe in one God, of which they call..
Who is Allah?
Branch of math
What is algebra?
Muhammad had a vision in which a voice called him to..
What is preach Islam?
The Abbasids focused on improving..
What is trade and culture?
A group of Muslims who believed that the descendants of Ali should rule
What is the Shia?
In order to be a Muslim, you must follow..
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Most prominent feature of a mosque
What are minarets?
Christians and Jews don't have to follow Islam, but they must..
What is pay a special tax?
The Umayyads ruled from.. to..
What is 661 to 750 c.e.?
Seljuk leader
What is the sultan?
This is a record of Muhammad's sayings and deeds
What is the shari'ah?
They improved this to determine their location at sea
What is the astrolabe?
Muslim warriors brought their ___, ___, and ___ to Spain
What are religion, customs, and traditions?
The new city after the Abbasid overthrew the Umayyad Empire
What is Baghdad?
The leader of an Arab tribe
What is a sheikh?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all believe ___ is the first prophet
Who is Abraham?
The Persian doctor Ibn Sina produced..
What is the Canon of Medicine?
In 636 c.e., Muslim armies began the conquest of this empire
What is the Persian Sasanian Empire?
The Umayyads governed the Arab Empire from the city..
What is Damascus?