People
Follow of Islam.
What is a Muslim?
Location of the Ka'bah.
What is Mecca?
"The god."
Who is Allah?
The creator of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
An important Byzantine weapon used against Islamic armies.
What is Greek Fire?
One who does not hold Islamic beliefs.
Who is an infidel?
Destination of Muhammad's flight (or hejira).
What is Medina?
Muhammad's move from Mecca.
What is Hegira?
Muhammad's followers wrote down Muhammad's revelations.
What is the Qur'an?
The political leader of the Sunnis.
Who is a caliph?
Capital of the Umayyad Caliphate.
What is Damascus?
Holy war against non-Muslims.
What is jihad?
Muslim holy month.
What is Ramadan?
The conflicts that began when Muhammad died.
What are the Wars of Apostasy?
The leader of the Shiites.
Who is an imam?
Capital of the Abbassid Caliphate.
What is Baghdad?
The pilgrimage to Mecca.
What is Hajj?
An Islamic Holy book (other than Qur'an).
What is the Hadith?
What is the Byzantine Empire?
They threatened to conquer Constantinople in 1071 but failed due to Constantinople's geographic location, its high walls, and Greek Fire.
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
Where Islam's advance in Europe was stopped.
What is Tours (Battle of Tours)?
Islamic law.
What is sharia?
The 5 pillars of Islam. (Must give at least 3)
What are the recitation of the creed, daily prayer, almsgiving, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca?
The battle where Muhammad's victory led him to believe he had divine approval of his religious teachings.
What is the Battle of Badr?