5 Pillars
This occurs five times a day toward Mecca
What is prayer?
This holy book is the only true word of Allah when written in Arabic
What is the Qur'an?
This group of protected people included Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians
What are "people of the book?"
This was the most important leader of the Byzantine Empire during its golden age
Who was Justinian I?
This is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula
What is Saudi Arabia?
This occurred during the month of Ramadan between dawn and dusk
What is fasting?
This is the body of law for Muslims
What is shari'a?
This is the art of beautiful writing
What is calligraphy?
This was the ruthless wife of Justinian I
Who was Theodora?
This is the most profitable resource that is currently exported out of the Arabian Peninsula
What is the pilgrimage or hajj?
This group of Muslims believe in the legitimacy of the four rightly guided caliphs
What are Sunni Muslims?
This Muslim literature was a collection of fairy tales, parables, and legends.
What is The Thousand and One Nights?
This revolt led to the massacre of 30,000 people within Constantinople
What was the Nika Rebellion?
Muhammad was born in this city, left it, and then returned to conquer it.
What is Mecca?
This tax was given as charity for the poor
What are alms?
This is Muhammad's life example that is used as a model for proper living
What is the Sunna?
The use of Roman arches allowed the Byzantine Empire to create this church
What is the Hagia Sophia? or What is the Church of Holy Wisdom?
This set of laws was adopted from Roman laws for use by the Byzantine Empire
What was the Justinian Code?
These Arab nomads were experts at crossing deserts and expanding trade throughout the Arabian Peninsula
What are bedouins?
Muslims believe in this statement: "There is no God but Allah, an Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
What is faith?
This angel visited Muhammad and gave him revelations from Allah
Who is Gabriel?
This mathematical concept was known as "the art of bringing together unknowns to match a known quantity."
What is al-jabr or algebra?
It was the fight about these religious images that led to the Great Schism, or split between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church
What are icons?
This is the shrine full of idols that Muhammad destroyed
What is the Ka'aba?