A New Faith
Scattered spring or water hole, which was the only place to find water in the desert.
What is an oasis?
Define Caliph
What are successors following the death of Muhammad?
This man was the founder of Islam. His followers believed he was a prophet.
Who is Muhammad?
The first four caliphs spread Islam by this.
*Hint: Throughout history, how have most of the major religions been spread?
What is military force?
Muhammad retreated to cave for prayer and meditation after this.
What is being disgusted by the greed of the wealthy?
This is one advancement the Muslims made in the area of science.
What is the astrolabe (tool to determine locations based on stars)? What is the founding of chemistry?
A group of traveling merchants and animals.
What is a caravan?
The capital of the Umayyad Empire.
What is Damascus?
Goods traded for by Muslim merchants when in Africa.
What is gold, ivory, and enslaved people?
This is the common belief shared by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
What is one God?
This is one advancement the Muslims made in the area of medicine.
What is studying cause of diseases? What is discovering the circulation system?
The capital of the Ottoman Empire?
What is Istanbul?
One reason Muslim traders successful.
What is the spread of the Arabic language or detailed records of business activities?
Goods traded for by Muslim merchants when in Asia.
What is rubies, silk, and spices?
This is one advancement the Muslims made in the area of literature.
What is the Rubaiyat, Aladdin, The Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)?
Two reasons surrounding civilization chose not to invade the Arabian Peninsula.
What is its dry, forbidding climate and distances of desert or lack of resources?
Three Muslim Empires.
What are Ottoman, Safavid, and Mogul?
Organization of Muslim society
What is the wealthy, artisans, farmers, workers, enslaved people?
The importance of Makkah or Mecca.
What is trade and/or the Kabba?
This is an example of famous architecture created by the Muslims?
What is the Taj Mahal?