The Rise of Islam
Holy book of Islam.
Qur'an or Koran
A Muslim house of worship.
Mosque
Nomadic people from central Asia who were hired by the Fatimid dynasty.
Seljuk Turks
An important part of a Muslim city, otherwise known as a market place.
Bazzar
An instrument used by sailers to determine location.
Astrolabe
Makkah or Mecca
Baghdad is built on the shores of what river?
Tigris River
A new Muslim ruler, took control of Egypt and made himself sultan, thus ending the Fatimid dynasty
Saladin
What are the followers of Islam called?
Muslims
A tower of a mosque from which a muezzin called the faithful to prayer.
Minaret
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are all ____________ religions.
Monotheistic
The favoring of Arabs and financial troubles led to revolts against what empire?
Umayyad Empire
Means "Holder of Power"
Sultan
Pastoral, horse-riding people who swept out of the Gobi in the early thirteenth century to seize control over much of the known world.
Mongols
Location of the Islamic Alhambra Palace
Spain
According to Muhammed, Allah revealed himself through which two people in history?
Jesus and Moses
This empire broke down distinctions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims and opened Islamic culture to all the regions conquered by this empire.
Abbasid Empire
Wars between the Christians and the Muslims.
Crusades
Banking and coins
What is the similarity between the Rubaiyat and The Arabian Nights?
They are both stories or tales
Law/s that regulate the daily lives of Muslims.
Shari'ah
Considered tough fighters who were influenced by the personality and teachings of Muhammed.
Arabs
Persian Gulf
The sacred divide between two things or curtain or partition diving rooms.
Hijab
Founded the learning academy and library in Baghdad in 830 C.E.
Caliph al-Mamun