Geography
Beliefs
Leaders
Events
Civilization/Culture
100
This peninsula in the Middle East was the original location for Islam.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
100
According to Islamic tradition this famous angel gave Muhammed the revelations recorded in the Quran.
Who was Gabriel?
100
Declared himself the caliph after Muhammed's death in 632 because he was the first to convert.
Who was Abu Bakr?
100
732 Battle resulting in Charles Martel's defeat of the muslim invaders of Europe.
Where is Tours?
100
Famous mosque built in the City of Jerusalem.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
200
Under the 5 Pillars of Islam all followers must complete a pilgrimage to this holy city.
Where is Mecca?
200
Profession of Faith, Fasting, Pilgrimage to Mecca, Daily Prayer 5 times and Charity to the Poor.
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?
200
Abu-al-Abbas founded this important dynasty after the Omayyad empire collapsed.
200
Christian empire defeated by the Turks in 1071 that contributed to the Crusades starting.
What was the Byzantine (E. Roman) Empire?
200
The former cultural center of the Islamic world located in southern Spain.
Where is Cordoba?
300
The 1st Islamic Caliphate to rule the Middle East and controlled the Mediterranean to the Strait of Gibraltar.
What was the Omayyad Empire?
300
The law requiring women to cover their face in public.
What is Shariah Law?
300
Referred to the "holder of power" as leaders of the Seljuk Turks.
Who were the sultans?
300
Another name for the 3rd Crusade involving Richard the Lionheart, Philip II and Frederick I to recapture Jerusalem.
What was the Kings' Crusade?
300
Small scale farming common to most Islamic nations involving manual labor.
What is subsistence farming?
400
Famous city in the Holy Land prized by the Christians during the Crusades.
Where is Jerusalem?
400
Another name for the holy war waged against the infidels as a struggle for the faith.
What is the jihad?
400
His revolt failed against the Omayyad Dynasty but became an important martyr for the followers of the Shia sect.
Who was Hussein?
400
Arabic word for Muhammed's flight from Mecca to Media.
What was the Hijrah?
400
Geometric design pattern common to Islamic buildings.
What is Arabesque?
500
Conquest and this type of diffusion led to the spread of Islam through trade.
What was contagious diffusion?
500
The largest Islamic sect that follows leaders of the community.
Who are the Sunni muslims?
500
Harun al-Rashid ruled the Abbasid Empire during this phase of power.
What was the Golden Age?
500
Traveling along desert trade routes using camels.
What is the caravan?
500
Maritime instrument used for navigation purposes.
What is the astrolabe?