Religion
The holy book of Islam
An Islamic artistic style which uses geometric patterns
Arabesque
Muhammad
570 CE: an important moment in the life of Muhammad
Arabian Peninsula
Hajj
An important city and center of learning in Spain during the Islamic Golden Age
Cordoba
Chief builder of the Mughal empire, nicknamed "the great"
Akbar
622 CE: Muhammad's pilgrimage from Mecca to Medina
Hijrah
The city which is home to the Kaaba
Mecca
10% of Muslims practice Shia Islam, while 90% practice this other form of Islam.
Sunni
A pioneer of algebra, and the source for the word "algorithm"
Known as "Lawgiver", he modernized the Ottoman military and sent his armies as far as Vienna, Austria
Suleiman
711 CE: The Islamic conquest of this European country
Spain
The city in modern day Turkey which was conquered by Muhammad (Mehmed) II in 1453
Constantinople (or Istanbul)
Muslim mystics known for meditation, fasting, and their missionary work.
Sufis
A philosopher who translated the works of Aristotle
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
The first caliph
Abu Bakr
1258 CE: the end of this important "golden age" caliphate
The Abbassids
The city in modern day Iraq which was home to the House of Wisdom
Baghdad
The first convert to Islam
Khadija
A muslim poet and author of The Rubaiyat
Omar Khayyam
Claiming descent from Genghis Khan, he established the Mughal Empire
Babur
1099: When Christian Crusaders captured this city, considered holy to Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike
Jerusalem
The capital of the Safavid Empire
Isfahan