Vocab I
Meaning to "submit" in arabic
What is Islam
A place in a desert where water can be found
What is an Oasis
These Nomads traveled early Arabia
What are the Bedouins
The prophet of Islam
The most important urban center in Africa
What is Cairo, Egypt
Muslim Law
What is Sharia
A person without a home
What is Nomad
The largest town in Arabia
Number of Pillars
What are 5
These came to Europe from Arabia, right to your math class
What is Arabic Numerals
A family that passes power down from one generation to another
What is Dynasty
The art of decorative writing
What is Calligraphy
Geographically, Arabia is considered this
What is a Peninsula
A Muslim house of worship
What is a Mosque
These people played a huge role in economic growth in Arabia
Meaning "succesor"
What is Caliph
A Muslim ruler
What is a Sultan
Most religions in Arabia before Islam were this
What is Polytheistic
Two separate groups of Islamic believers
What are the Sunni and the Shia
Goods moved along these
What are Trade Routes
Having to do with the sea
What is Maritime
Woven Fabric
What is Textiles
Mountainous region around the western coast of Arabia
What is the Hijaz Mountains
Muslim Holy Book
What is the Quran
The first Muslim Dynasty
What is the Umayyads