Geography
What is desert?
To trade by exchanging goods directly for other goods without using money is called this
What is barter?
The Prophet of Islam, born in the year 570
Who is Muhammad?
Similar to a Christian Church, it's the place Muslims gather for religious services
What is a Mosque?
Muslims were the first to establish these, places where many sick people can be treated all at once
What are hospitals?
These patches of moisture and vegetation within the desert frequently became small settlements
What are oases?
People who are constantly moving from place to place instead of settling in one area are called this
What are nomads?
The holy book if Islam, similar to what the Bible is for Christianity, is called this
What is the Quran?
A group of traders traveling together with cargo is called this
What is a caravan?
The use of this number, non-existent in Roman numerals, was popularized by Arabic mathematicians
What is zero?
What are cities?
What is irrigation?
It's the Muslim name for God
What is Allah?
The Muezzin is a low trumpet that rings out five times teach day, a call reminding Muslims to do this
What is pray?
The art of building design, it was heavily influenced in Southern Europe by mosques and Muslim styles
What is architecture?
The capital of present-day Iraq, this city was an important economic and cultural center for ancient Islamic empires
What is Baghdad?
To support farming, mountain people carved their sloping hillsides into these flat "steps"
What are terraces?
Every Muslim is encouraged to complete the Hajj at least once in their life, a pilgrimage to this holy city
What is Mecca?
Combining two Greek roots, this word is the belief in one god (as opposed to multiple)
What is monotheism?
The art of beautiful writing--it is a big part of both Arabic and Chinese artistic culture
What is calligraphy?
The Islamic empire stretched through North Africa as far as Cordoba, the southern part of this European country
What is Spain?
Mesopotamia, the earliest mideast empire, means "land between two rivers"--these are the two rivers
What are Tigris and Euphrates?
Two of the Five Pillars of Islam (name them)
What are Faith / Prayer / Fasting / Charity / Pilgrimmage?
The global leader of Islam, similar to the Pope for Catholic Christians, is called this
What is Caliph?
Originally designed to find the direction towards Mecca, this tool helped sailors use the starts in the night sky to navigate
What is an astrolabe?