Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it.
Why do geographers call Arabia a "crossroads" location?
100
It describes guidelines for moral behavior.
How is the Qur'an similar to holy books of other religions?
100
What is getting food and water for their animals.
In terms of importance to Arabian nomads, what is their #1 concern?
100
Muhammad meditated in a cave outside Mecca.
Muhammad received messages from God through an angel.
Muhammad began to tell people about messages from God.
Muhammad taught that there was only one God.
Which of the following events happened first?
100
Allah is the only God and Muhammad is his prophet.
This is the central teaching of Islam.
200
What are expanding its power and territories.
Between 1453 and 1566 the Ottoman Empire could best be described in this way.
200
What is the hadith?
The Sunnah is based on this book.
200
Who were the janissaries?
Boys captured in conquered towns were used as slave soldiers in the Ottoman army.
200
These challenged and upset many people.
How did Muhammad's teachings affect the people of Arabia?
200
What is to call Muslims to prayer.
Minarets were used for this purpose.
300
What is they all tried to expand their territory through warfare?
The Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal empires shared this one piece of history.
300
What are the Qur'an and Sunnah?
These two books form the basis for Islamic law.
300
Who is Mehmed II.
He became the Ottoman leader known as "the Conqueror".
300
This is the capital of Iran.
What is Tehran?
300
What is Jihad?
This refers to the inner struggle people go threough in their effort to obey God and behave according to Islamic ways.
400
What is an oasis?
This is a wet, fertile area in a desert.
400
In English, "Rub' al-Khali" translates to what?
What is "Empty Quarter"?
400
What is they both were a blend of different cultures.
The Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire were similar is this way.
400
Iran's government is a theocracy ruled by this group of people.
What are Islamic religious leaders?
400
This word is used to describe a drastic change in a country's government.
What is a revolution?
500
The Empty Quarter is this type of physical feature.
What is a desert?
500
Most of the region's oil fields are locared here.
What is the Persian Gulf?
500
Who is Akbar?
Of the following characters, which was not a part of the Thousand and One Nights legendary characters: Ali Baba, Aladdin, Akbar, or Sinbad.
500
This event led to the embargo on Iraq by the United Nations.
What is the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq?
500
Saddam Hussein is the former president of this country.