Economy
The name for an open-air marketplace.
Souk
The name for the leader of the Muslim government and religion of Islam.
Caliph
Muslim doctors created the some of the first of these: places to bring sick people.
Hospital
A spring of fresh water in the middle of the desert.
Oasis
The name of the religion begun by the prophet Muhammad.
Islam
Why was trade so important for the people of the Arabian Peninsula?
Resources were scarce, so people relied on trade to get the things that they needed.
He was the first Caliph after Muhammad. He expanded the Muslim lands into eastern Persia, and western Byzantine.
Abu Bakr
Elaborate lettering used to make Arabesque prints.
Calligraphy
The three Continents that surround the Arabian Peninsula.
Europe, Asia, Africa
The name of a follower of Muhhamad's teachings.
Muslim
A major trade city on the Arabian Peninsula.
Mecca
He was the second Caliph after Muhammad. He expanded the empire through military force and conquered Iraq, Persia, eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa.
Umar
This number did not exist before Muslim mathematicians.
zero
Describe the climate of the Arabian Peninsula
Very little rain, dry
The belief in one God, shared by Christians, Muslims, and Jews
monotheism
Some reasons why Mecca was such a successful center of trade.
Traders from 3 continents met there for trade.
Muslims made pilgrimage there and bought goods.
The clan that took power for the first time under Uthman and then later expanded the empire into Spain and setup capitals in Cordoba and Baghdad. They ruled for 750 years.
Umayyad Clan
Muslim Mathematicians created books of this type of math that is very commonly used today.
Algebra
Describe the landforms of the Arabian Peninsula.
peninsula, covered by desert, scarce grazing land and water, oases found along coasts and in the northern part of the peninsula.
The holy book of the religion of Islam.
Qur'an (or Koran)
Some goods traded on the Arabian Peninsula.
Copper, grain, incense, ivory, perfume, silk, spices, textiles
The last of the "rightly guided caliphs". He was related to Muhammad by blood (and marriage). He was murdered by the Umayyad clan who wanted power back.
Ali
This was a navigation tool that helped sailors and has been much improved upon since.
Astrolabe
The three bodies of water that make the Arabian Peninsula a peninsula.
The Red Sea, The Persian Gulf, The Arabian Sea
The birthplace of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
The Middle East