Vocabulary
What was the trip to Mecca called?
Hajj
To practice the Shahdah pillar one must believe that ____ is God and Muhammad is ______.
Allah, prophet
What intellectual game did they play at the House of Wisdom?
Chess
Why did people take interest in Islamic art?
New, unique, beautiful
Which Muslim group (Sunni or Shiah) accepted the Umayyad leader?
Sunni
What was a chief Islam ruler?
Caliph
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims must _____ between dawn and sunset.
Fast
Muslims found new ways to calculate _______ and _______.
Latitude, longitude
Why was the lslam religion popular with everyone?
They believed everyone in equality
What group rebelled against the Umayyads?
Abbasid
What is the most holy spot on Earth for a Muslim.
Kaaba/Mecca
Muslims face ______ when they pray ____ times a day.
Mecca, 5
What number system did the Islamic scholars borrow?
Indian
Where did Muslims merchants being to spread the religion?
Northern Africa
Where did the Umayyads move their capital, Damascus or Baghdad?
Dasmascus
What is a house of worship called in Islam?
Mosque
Today, someone earning less than ____ is exempt from Zakat.
5,000
____ was the perfect balance of sulfur and metal.
Gold
What did people notice about lslamic scholars?
They were really smart
What "age" happened during the Abbasid rule?
Golden Age of Islam
Where was Islam founded?
Arabian Peninsula
What two groups did Muslims split into?
Shia & Sunni
Muslims used _____, _______, and geometric architectural designs.
Domes, columns
lslamic artists were able to perfect the art of _____, metalworking, bookbinding, and _______.
Ceramics and calligraphy
What started the fall of the Abbasid caliphate?
Independent governors