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100
These hills of sand are shaped by the wind and can reach as high as 800 feet.
sand dunes
100
A person who follows the Islamic faith is called a ___________.
Muslim
100
These people who traveled in caravans across the desert on camels trading goods without one place to call home are referred to as _______________.
Nomads (Bedouins) [BED-oo-INS]
100
This invention from the Islamic Golden Age is now a modern convenience in the palm of virtually everyone's hand!
Camera
100
Muslims must pray how many times a day?
Five times a day.
200
This is a wet, fertile area in the desert.
Oasis
200
This is a picture of the most important ___________ of the Islamic faith.
shrine or Ka'bah
200
This type of veil that covers the Muslim woman's entire face and body is called a __________.
200
This discovery was the result of a goat herder who noticed that his goats were more active and alert after eating certain berries.
Coffee
200
There are ___________ pillars, (or most important duties), of Islam.
Five
1). There is no God but Allah. 2). Praying 5 times a day. 3). Making a charitable donation to the poor. 4). Fasting during Ramadan. 5). Hajj - The pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your life.
300
What is the correct way to spell a hot dry landscape where very little vegetation grows?
1.) DESSERT 2.) DESERT
2.) DESERT
300
The pilgrimage to the most important city of the Islamic faith is called the ___________.
Hajj
300
True or False
If you were NOT Muslim, you had to pay higher taxes.
True
300
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk Field might have been surprised to learn that a Muslim from the 9th Century was the first to successfully create a __________.
Flying Machine
300
The Islamic faith refers to God as _________.
Allah
400
What is this land mass called?
Arabian Peninsula
400
When Muslims pray five times a day, they must face the city of __________.
Mecca
400
What is the history behind Muslim women wearing veils over their faces?
What is the purpose?
To protect themselves from being looked at by men or being harassed outside of the home.
It's also a symbol of modesty and respectability.
400
This contribution comes from the Muslim word al-jabbar which translates to the book of reasoning and balancing.
Algebra
400
The Ka'bah is located in ___________.
Mecca
500
The land mass in the middle of this map was referred to as ___________ because it connected trade between Africa, Asia, and Europe.
The Crossroads
500
The most sacred book in the Islamic faith that is based on teachings from Muhammed is called the ___________.
Qur'an (Koran)
500
How would you describe what the Caliphate (CAL-Uh-Fate)?
The government or leaders of the Islamic Empire. (At the top of the social pyramid)
500
A young woman named Fatima al-Firhi founded this....
The first degree-granting university
500
During Ramadan, Muslims _________ from sunrise to sunset.
fast (do not eat or drink anything)