Religion
Caliphs & Caliphates
Geography
Vocabulary
Odds & Ends
100
Muslim
What is the name of someone who follows Islam?
100
Abu Bakr
Who was the first caliphate (or successor) after Muhammad's death?
100
Riyadh
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
100
A person who moves from place to place, like the traditional Arabs known as Bedouins.
What is a nomad?
100
polytheism
What is a belief in many gods?
200
monotheism
What is the term for belief in one god?
200
Ending revolts by tribes in the area who had renounced Islam
What was Abu Bakr's first task?
200
Tehran
What is the capital of Iran?
200
Mosque
What is the Islamic place of worship?
200
Beirut
What is the capital of Lebanon?
300
Qu'ran
What is the name of the holy book in Islam?
300
Umayyad
What is the name of the caliphate that ruled from 661-750; OR What caliphate drastically increased the reach of the Islamic Empire?
300
Damascus
What is the capital of Syria?
300
Caliph
What is the religious and civil leader of a Muslim state--also translated as "successor"?
300
"People of the book"
What is the term Muslims in the Islamic Empire used to describe followers of Judaism or Christianity?
400
Mecca
Where do Muslims believe the prophet Muhammad was born?
400
An assembly of tribal leaders
Who chose Muhammad's successor?
400
Baghdad
What is the capital of Iraq?
400
pilgrimage
What is a journey for a religious purpose?
400
661-750 ACE
What are the dates of the Umayyad Caliphate's rule over the Islamic Empire?
500
Medina
Where did Muhammad and his followers flee after persecution in Mecca?
500
Shiites
What is the name of the followers of Ali?
500
Muscat
What is the capital of Oman?
500
Sunni
What is the branch of Islam whose followers believe the first four caliphs are valid successors to Muhammad?
500
The decisive battle which determined Europe would be Christian and not Muslim.
What was the Battle of Tours?
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