Geography
the peninsula that was the birthplace of Islam
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
proclamation of faith
What is Shahadah?
this Chinese import made record keeping much easier
What is paper making?
Islamic trade routes connected three different continents
What are Africa, Asia, and Europe?
the listing of how Muhammad lived his life
What was the sunnah?
The type of land that surrounds the birthplace of Islam
What is desert?
Prayer five times daily
what is Salat?
Chinese instrument that shows what direction you are travelling
What was a compass?
Central location and lack of farmable land made this business flourish in Arabia
What is Trading?
the search for understanding God's law
What is Shari'ah?
The city of Muhammad's birth
What is Mecca?
Giving to the poor, sharing your wealth
What is Zakat?
Al Khwarizmi invented this kind of math to solve problems with unknown numbers
What is algebra?
Silk from China inspired the name of this trade route
What was the Silk Road?
the struggle to be a good Muslim
What is Jihad?
The continent where Islam began
What is Asia?
Not eating during Ramadan
What is Siyam?
Muslims built these to help treat sick people
What are Hospitals?
Animal that best suited to travel the desert routes
What is a camel?
the shrine at center of Great Mosque in Mecca
What is the Ka'bah?
the lifestyle of many Arabs living in the desert
What is nomadic?
Making a pilgrimage to Mecca
What is Hajj?
fancy writing style used to celebrate the words of God
What is Calligraphy?
When cultural practices or ideas spread from place to place
What is Cultural Diffusion?
the title of the four leaders of Islam right after Muhammad's death
What is Caliph?