The Religion
This is the holy book of Islam which contains the direct word of God (Allah) as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
What is the Quran?
This was the Islamic state, government, or empire ruled by a religous and political leader.
What is a Caliphate?
This animal was vital to West African trade because it could survive in harsh conditions and could carry hundreds of pounds of goods across the desert. So much so it was called "The boat of the desert"
What is the Camel?
A period of immense cultural and scientific flourishing from the 8th-14th centuries where scholars advanced global knowledge in science, math, and philosophy.
What is the Islamic Golden Age?
These are the core, obligatory acts of worship that form the foundation of Muslim life such as Zakat (chairty) and Hajj (pilgrimmage).
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
This was the leadership position of the Islamic state who served as both a political and religious leader after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
What is a Caliph?
This resource was highly valued in the world because of its use in trade and in producing luxury items such as coins and jewelry. It made the Mali Empire rich because they had an abundance of it in their fields.
What is Gold?
This was the capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate located in modern day Iraq. It grew into the premier global hub of culture, wealth, and education during the Islamic Golden Age. It was most famous for its vast library, the House of Wisdom.
What is Baghdad?
This is the holiest city in Islam located in modern day Saudi Arabia. It is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammed and the city that Muslims face during daily prayers.
What is Mecca?
This was the first major hereditary dynasty after the death of Prophet Muhammad. It expanded the empire across North Africa, Spain, and Central Asia and standardized Arabic as the official language of government.
What was the Umayyad Caliphate?
This was one of the richest men to ever live. He made his money on the Gold and Salt trade. He caused the collapse of the Cairo economy when he took his pilgrimmage through that city to Mecca.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This central semitic language begain in the Arabian peninsula and was the universal language of administration, religious texts, and scientific scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age.
What is Arabic?
These two major branches of Islam began with a succession crisis after the death of the Prophet Muhammed.
What are the Sunni and Shia?
This Southwest African Empire developed by Sundiata would be rich in Gold and Salt. It would later be ruled by one of the richest men to ever live.
What is the Mali Empire?
This was a significant trade route that went 3800 miles from the Mediterranean coast to the Sahel region of West Africa.
What was the Trans-Saharan trade route?
This 9th century mathematician and astronomer's work would introduce Hindu-Arabic numerals (the number 0) to Europe and lay the foundations for algebra and algorithms (both terms are derived from his name and work)
Who was Al-Khwarizmi?
This is probably the most important difference between Muslims and Christians.
What is the divinity of Jesus?
This major dynasty overthrew the Ummayads in 750 CE and moved the capital of the Arab Empires to Baghdad, fostering an environment that launched the Islamic Golden Age.
What was the Abbasid Caliphate?
This would be the major cause of the decline of the Trans-Saharan trade route in the 16th century.
What are European sea trade routes?
This Persian Persian polymath and philosopher was considered one of the most influential physicians in history. He authored The Canon of Medicine which served as the standard medical textbook for centuries in Europe and the Islamic world.
Who was Ibn Sina?