Foundations
This man founded the religion of Islam after being visited by the angel, Gabriel.
Who is Muhammad?
The holy city where Muhammad was born and where the Kaaba is located.
What is Mecca?
This invention was learned from China in 751 and helped spread knowledge.
What is paper?
One reason Islam spread quickly was through these networks.
What are trade routes?
This medical profession sold and prepared medicines.
What are pharmacies?
The holy book of Islam containing God’s revelations.
What is the Qur'an?
The city where Muhammad built the first Muslim community.
What is Medina?
Muslim scholars preserved the knowledge of these antiquitous civilizations in the House of Wisdom.
Who are the Romans and Greeks?
This dynasty expanded Islam after the Rightly-Guided Caliphs.
Who are the Umayyads?
This holy month is when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
What is ramadan?
Islam originated in this century after Muhammad’s first revelation.
What is the 7th century?
The holiest shrine in Islam, located in Mecca.
What is the Ka'aba?
This medical invention was used for stitching wounds and could safely dissolve in the body.
What is catgut?
A disagreement on this lead to the Sunni-Shi'a split.
What is who should lead Islam after Muhammad?
This Islamic Golden Age city became a major center of learning and culture.
What is Baghdad?
This migration from Mecca to Medina marks the start of the Islamic calendar.
What is the Hijra?
The ruling dynasty that controlled Islam during the Golden Age.
Who are the Abbasids?
This branch of math was created by al-Khwarizmi.
What was Algebra?
This scientific field studied stars and planets during the Islamic Golden Age.
What is astronomy?
Ali was related to Muhammad in this way.
What is son-in-law and cousin?
Name the 5 pillars of Islam
What are faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimmage?
This group of leaders took over after the death of Muhammad.
What are the rightly-guided caliphs?
This number system made calculations easier and included zero.
What are Arabic numerals?
This group invaded Baghdad and ended Abbasid rule in 1258.
Who are the Mongols?
This branch of math developed during the Golden Age includes sine and cosine.
What is trigonometry?