Vocabulary
What is the month called where people don't eat?
Ramadan
What is the holy book of wisdom?
Qur'an
What language did Muslims make?
Arabic
What did Al-Khwarizmi make the study of?
Algebra
What is the Muslims religious ruler called?
Caliph
Towards which city do Muslims face while praying?
Mecca
How many chapters are there in the Qur'an?
114
What is the shadoof used for?
To gather water
When did merchants begin to spread the trade in Northern Africa?
8th-9th century
What capital did the Abbasids move to?
Baghdad
What is the pillar that means fasting called?
Sawm
What is the pillar that makes you do a religious journey to Mecca?
Hajj
What is the place where scholars meet up and share info?
House of wisdom
Since the Muslims were unable to paint, they used a pattern of shapes to make what?
Mosque
Who overthrew the Umayyads?
Abbasids
In what city did Islam first start?
Mecca
What is the most sacred shrine in Islam?
Kaaba
What were the large trains of camels called?
Caravans or camel trains
What was the one rule that made it easy for Islam to spread?
God is God
Who brought about the end to the Abbasid Caliphate?
Mongols
What religion shares the belief of one god like Judaism and Islam?
Christianity
What is the percentage of Muslims that are Sunni?
85%
What water based weapon were the Muslims thought to have created?
Torpedo
What was the year that Muhammad united all the Arabian peninsula under the new faith?
632
How long did Islamic rule last in Spain?
Over 700 years