People & Places
Who was the first prophet and founder of Islam?
Mohammed
What is the holy scripture of the religion of Islam?
Quran
What were the first 2 Islamic Dynasties?
Umayyad and Abbasid
Name 2 main characteristics of Muslim architecture
Domes & Minarets
What is a covered market in Islamic cities?
Bazaar
Who was the 1st Caliph after Muhammad's death? (also his father-in-law)
Abu Bakr
Who is considered the Father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
Abraham
How did the Umayyads Dynasty fall?
Murdered by the Abassids
What was the capital of the Umayyad Dynasty?
Damascus
What was the trip from Mecca to Medina by Mohammad called?
Hijrah
Where was Muhammad born?
Mecca
What is the legal and ethical system of law drawn my Muslim scholars?
Shari'ah
When Islam split, the Shia Muslims followed this man
Ali
What was the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty?
Baghdad
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?
Hajj
What city did Mohammad find acceptance as both a religious and political leader?
Medina
What are the sayings and accounts of Mohammad written by his followers?
Hadith
Who were the barbaric people from East Asia that ended the Abbasid Dynasty?
Mongols
These geometric patterns are created over and over on the surfaces of objects
Arabesques
What were the tribes that roamed the Arabian Peninsula called?
Bedouin
Who was Mohammad's wife and first convert?
Khadija
Name the 5 Pillars of Islam (100 points per pillar)
Fasting
Faith
Prayer
Charity
Pilgrimage to Mecca
What dynasty was later created in Egypt?
Fatimid
This instrument was used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars
Astrolabe
Name the collection of oral stories that were compiled into a book
One Thousand and One Nights