Early History
the main population of Arabia who were travelling nomads
bedouins
holy book of Islam
the Q'uran
First Islamic Empire after the death of Muhammad
the Umayyad Empire
dhow
Ruling members of Arabian society
sheikh
the flight from Mecca to Medina
the Hegira - the beginning of the Islamic calendar
Muslim outpost in Spain
Andalusia
Famous stories of Arabian literature that are still told today
1001 Arabian Nights
the religious beliefs in Arabia prior to Islam
polytheistic
the temporal leader of the Islamic community
caliph or imam
Lasting legacies of North African Muslims in Spain
science and technology (astrolabe and compass)
mathematics - algebra and geometry
foods - citrus fruits, olives, grapes
architecture
games - chess, backgammon
founder of Islam
Muhammad
the expansion of Islam
jihad
Empire that came from eastern Asia and conquered central Asian territories of the Islamic Empire
the Mongolian Empire
How did people of the Middle East facilitate world economic growth?
They helped to develop banking with letters of credit and the use of currency in their transactions
Mecca
the two factions of Islam and the reason for their schism
Sunni - belief in a pious individual to succeed Muhammad
Shi'ite - belief that the successor should be a member of Muhammad's family
Group that seized the Turkic peninsula after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
the Seljuk Turks
What was the lasting legacy of Muslim scholars?
The preservation of ancient science and philosophical texts of the Greeks