Life of Muhammad
City that was the home of Muhammad
Mecca
Arab muslims are thought to share a connection to the Hebrews through
Abraham
The title for the Islamic leaders who succeeded Muhammad
Caliph
Type of mathematics invented by Muslims
Algebra
The original capital of the first Islamic Empire
Medina
Angel who Muhammad claims spoke to him
Gabriel
Name for the holy shrine in Islam's holiest city
Kaaba/Ka'bah
Part of the world where Islam began
Arabian peninsula
(modern-day Saudi Arabia)
An area of artistic excellence for the Islamic Empires
Calligraphy or Mosaics
Capital of the Islamic Empire under the Abbasids
Baghdad
City to which Muhammad fled to when he was forced from his home
Medina
Name for the essential beliefs of Muslims
5 Pillars
One of the two empires defeated by the Muslims
Byzantine or Persian (Sassanid)
Dynasty that sought to keep Arab dominance of Islamic culture
Umayyad
Moved capital to Damascus; Believed in Arab superiority
Umayyads
Name for Muhammad's flight from his home
The pilgrimage to Mecca faithful muslims are required to make
Battle in France that ended Muslim expansion into Western Europe
Tours
Name of one of two famous Islamic scientists
Ibn Sina or al-Razi
Ottoman Empire's greatest sultan
Suleyman the Lawgiver
His job before becoming a prophet
merchant/trader
Meaning of "Islam"
submission
Major part of Europe conquered by the Muslims in 750 AD
Spain
(Iberian Peninsula)
The three protected people groups in Islamic society
Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians
Shi'ite dynasty in Persia
Safavid