A poor man who became a great religious leader. He claimed to be the Son of God. He performed many miracles. His resurrection is the reason the religion of Christianity exists today.
Who is Jesus?
100
A story that uses events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas.
What is a parable?
100
Followers of Islam.
What is a Muslim?
100
A group of traveling merchants and animals.
What is a caravan?
100
A leader or ruler whose name means "holder of power."
What is a Dictator?
200
A teacher who was born in North Africa and eventually founded a monastery.
Who is Saint Augustine?
200
People who are willing to die rather than give up their religious beliefs.
What is a Martyr?
200
The holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
200
Desert herders who live in tents and move from place to place.
Who are Bedouins?
200
He helped spread the word of Jesus to the Gentiles. He was named Saul, but changed his name after he converted to Christianity.
Who is Paul of Tarsus?
300
A poor man who claimed to be visited by an angel who called him "a Messenger of God." He spread what he had heard and his teaching became a major world religion.
Who is Muhammad?
300
An official church teaching.
What is a Doctrine?
300
The holiest place in Arabia is located in this city.
What is Makkah?
300
A place of refuge where travelers could find water in the desert.
What is an Oases?
300
A Roman Empire continued in the East as this Empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
400
A Persian astronomer and poet who wrote the Rubaiyat and created a more accurate calendar.
Who is Omar Khayyan?
400
People who teach their religion to those who are not followers.
What are missionaries?
400
The successor that was chosen to the messenger of God after Muhammad died.
What is a Caliph?
400
Another name for a marketplace.
What is a bazaar?
400
A Muslim house of worship.
What is a Mosque?
500
One of the most famous Arab scholars - he was an historian, geographer and politician.
Who is Ibn Khaldun?
500
Declared no longer part of a church.
What is Excommunicated?
500
Tall towers that are a part of a Mosque.
What is a Minarets.
500
Another word for separation.
What is a schism?
500
Government officials who carried out order to remove or destroy images.