Vocabulary
The Muslim or Arabic word for God
Allah
What did people have to recite to become a Muslim?
The Shahada
What was the Indian game that was very popular with Muslims?
Chess
How did merchants spread the religion of Islam?
They spread the word of God to those they meet.
The Umayyads ruled from 661 to?
750 c.e.
The Muslim holy book
Quran
What did Muslims believe about people?
We are all spiritually equal/equality
What is done in groups of 10 and include the concept of 0?
The number system.
How did monotheism help spread Islam?
It was new, most were polytheistic/A new alternative.
The Abbasids ruled which empire?
The Arabian Empire
Religious and Political leader who founded the religion of Islam
Muhammad
Muslim merchants began to spread the religion in _______ _______.
Northern Africa
Muslims created a unique style that attracted the attention of markets around the world which was shown in?
Mosques
How did Islamic architects draw attention?
By their perfect domes.
The Abbasids built a new capital city known as what?
Baghdad
Sedentary
____ has more Muslims than any other nation in the world.
Indonesia.
Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Indians.
What did Al-Khwarizimi do?
He invented Al-Jabar (Algebra)
The Umayyads governed the Arabian Empire from the city of Damascus in where?
Syria
Land in southwest Asia- mostly covered in desert, where the religion of Islam was founded, and is the homeland to Arab people.
Arabian Peninsula
What did the Sufis do?
They taught Islam
The Muslim caliphs were the first to have ______.
Widespread banks
How did Muslims impress others in education?
They had high standards/education was a symbol of their faith.
The Abbasid Caliphs expanded the Muslim empire by?
Focusing on improving trade and culture.