People
He codified the Roman laws
Justinian
Muslim name for their god
Allah
Desert herdsmen were known as this
Bedouins
To which city do Muslims pray toward and take pilgrimages?
Mecca
What does Hagia Sophia mean?
Holy Wisdom
She was Justinian's wife
Theodora
This is the name for a person who submits to Allah - "submitter"
Muslim
The largest ethnic group living in early Russia
Slavs
This is the birthplace of Muhammad
Mecca
This is the sacred shrine that houses hundreds of pagan idols in Mecca.
Kaaba
His goal was to restore the greatness of the Roman Empire.
This is the holy book of the Muslims
Koran
Who were the Swedish Norsemen who plundered Slavic villages in Russia?
Varangians
In which city did Muhammad become a spiritual, political, and military leader?
Medina
What is the name for the Muslim crier who calls the faithful to pray five times per day?
muezzin
(he calls from the towers - minarets)
He established the first ruling dynasty in Russia
Rurik
This is "submission" to Allah
Islam
To whom do Arabs trace their beginnings to?
Abraham
This city was the meeting place of West and East and was also a link in sea and land trade routes.
Constantinople
What was Muhammad's flight to Mecca called?
Hegira
Who are the two Muslim men who are known for their knowledge in the field of medicine?
al-Razi (smallpox)
ibn Sina (tuberculosis)
Which religion threatened the Byzantine Empire through the invasion of the Turkish people?
Islam
Whom did the Muslims borrow their basic mathematical knowledge from?
India
Which city was Constantinople's greatest commercial rival?
Venice
another name for the Muslim "holy war"
Jihad