A Prophet and His World
This book is the main religious text of Islam.
What is the Quran?
This person was the first caliph of Islam.
Who is Abu Bakr?
These two significant crops were introduced to regions west of the Islamic empire during the agricultural experiments of the dar-al-Islam.
What are sugarcane and cotton?
These three cultures had a large influence on Islam.
What are Persian, Indian, and Greek cultures?
Baghdad, as a cosmopolitan center of this Islamic Dynasty, assisted in uniting the large and expansive Islamic empire with its various languages and ethnic/cultural groups.
What is the Abbasid Dynasty of the Islamic empire?
The prophet Muhammad returned to this city to establish Islam in Arabia.
What is Mecca?
During the succession crisis, these people supported Ali as the next caliph of Islam, and opposed the traditionalist Sunni.
Who are the Shia?
This material was introduced into the Islamic empire after the Battle of Talas River.
What is paper?
This body of civil and criminal law that deals with moral guidelines of life was formulated from stories from the Quran.
What is Sharia?
Muhammad, as Allah's prophet, believed that these two religions had the same god as Islam.
What are Judaism and Christianity?
What is umma?
This capital of the military-oriented Umayyad dynasty helped maintain communication with the rest of the growing Islamic empire.
What is Damascus?
These inns provide lodging, food, water, and animal care for merchants.
What are Caravanserais?
These missionaries deepened spiritual awareness.
Who are the Sufis?
Not only did this merchant amass a fortune through long-distance trade, but they sponsored religious and charitable works, such as outfitting the Ka'ba with a silk cover and founding hospitals.
Ramisht of Siraf
These members of society disapproved of Muhammad stating greed is worthy of divine consequence
China’s Tang Dynasty was continuously expanding into Central Asia, until this battle against the Arabs, allowing for Islamic culture to spread to the Turkish people.
What is the Battle of Talas River?
Ports from China to this region were connected through the Indian Ocean basin.
What is East Africa?
Mathematics, science, and medicine taken by the Islamic states from this country caught the eye of Arabs and Persian Muslims.
What is India?
By pretending to have a feast with the Umayyads before arresting and slaughtering them all, this Sunni Arab led the rebellion and created the Abbasid dynasty.
Who is Abu Al-Abbas?
The idea that "daily prayer while facing Mecca is mandatory" is one amongst how many pillars of Islam?
What is 5?
These scholarly individuals acted as judges, specifically utilizing the law based on the Quran and sharia to solve community problems.
Who are the qadis?
These traditional views shifted women’s rights.
What are patriarchal traditions?
This group saw themselves as supreme leaders of a cohesive Islamic community, and as a matter of policy they sought to enhance the cultural unity of their realm.
Who are the Hajj?
Muslim conquerors revived and controlled this trade route, facilitating trade between China and the Mediterranean.
What is the Silk Road?