City-dwellers, people living in agricultural villages, or nomadic tribes make up this group.
What are communities that inhabited the Arabian Peninsula between 500 and 600 A.D.?
100
Muhammad was born into this tribe in 570 A.D.
What is the Quraysh tribe?
100
This person was leader of the Umayyads and took control of the Islamic Empire in 661 A.D.
Who is Muawiya?
100
This person united the Muslims in Spain in ~756 A.D.
Who is Abd al Rahman?
100
Al-Khwarizimi was primarily known for his achievements in this subject.
What is mathematics?
200
These people were known as "keepers of the Ka'bah."
Who were the Quraysh?
200
This angel is believed to have told Muhammad to recite in the name of God.
Who is Gabriel?
200
Under Umayyad rule, non-Muslim people lived in this way. (2 - 3 parts)
What is Christians and Jews were tolerated by the Umayyad Muslims, had full religious freedom, and had to pay additional taxes?
200
This city became the new capital of the Islamic Empire in Spain.
What is Cordoba?
200
This is the title of Ibn Sina's most famous work.
What is "Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb" (or "The Canon of Medicine")?
300
Nomads were attracted to oases for this reason.
What is oases served as a valuable source of water for the nomads and their herds in the desert climate of the Arabian Peninsula?
300
The Meccan leaders (Quraysh) responded to Muhammad's message in this way. (2 parts)
What is they refused to trade with Muslims and plotted to kill Muhammad?
300
Muawiya's government encouraged these people to stamp out dissent among the citizens of the empire.
Who were the emirs, governors of provinces?
300
Cordoba had this many libraries in the late 900s.
What is 70 libraries?
300
He was the first Islamic philosopher to separate philosophy and theology, and stated that reason was superior to revelation.
Who is Al-Farabi?
400
Muslims believed that the Ka'bah was created for this reason.
What is Abraham and his son Ishmael built the Ka'bah as a house of worship and reminder of Abraham's belief in one God?
400
These events led up the Muhammad's march on Mecca in 630 A.D.
What is the opponents of Islam (Quraysh) continued their efforts to eliminate the Muslims, and once Muhammad gained enough support, he was able to march on Mecca?
400
These changes occurred under Umayyad ruler Abd al Malik.
What is a common coinage system was created and Arabic was made the official language of the Empire?
400
The Islamic culture influenced Spain in these ways. (5 possible ways)
What is Muslims influenced the Spanish religion, architecture, fine arts, science, and learning?
400
This person's analysis of social factors led to development of sociology as we know it today.
Who is Ibn Khaldun?
500
The Arabic people living in these oases grew powerful and wealthy for this reason.
What is local goods and luxury items from trade routes to the East passed through oases villages and the oases grew wealthy as a result of such trading?
500
This is one change that occurred as a result of Muhammad's capture of Mecca.
What is the idols in the Ka'bah were destroyed and the Ka'bah became the first mosque?
500
The Umayyad Empire fell for these two reasons.
What are: as conversions to Islam increased and expansion decreased, the Empire's income decreased; and the Umayyad reputation for being a "worldly kingdom" caused certain groups (Abbasids) to rebel?
500
These events led up to the final fall of the Islamic Empire in Spain. (3 events)
What is the city of Toledo was lost in battle, Christian forces continued to push Muslims to the south of Spain, and Ferdinand of Aragon's marriage to Isabella of Castile?
500
Al-Khayyam was known for his work in these three areas of study.
What are mathematics, astronomy, and literature (poetry)?