The Rise of Islam
Supreme God of Islam
Allah
Chief leader of an Arab tribe.
Sheikh
What group of nomadic soldiers came from central Asia and fought for the Fatimid Dynasty?
Seljuk Turks
Jihad
Used by sailers to determine location.
Astrolabe
Where Semitic speaking Arabs lived.
Arabian Peninsula
Umayyad Dynasty was located in which modern day country?
A. Saudi Arabia. C. Iran
B. Iraq D. Syria
Syria
Horse riding people who swept out of modern day China in the 13th century.
Mongols
Muslims accept only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam.
Shi'a
Islamic poet, mathematician, and astronomer.
Muezzin
Yathrib was renamed what by Muhammed and means "city of the prophet".
Medina
Encouraged followers to rise up against Umayyad rule in 680 C.E.
A. Hussein. B. Muhammed
C. Ali D. Saladin
Hussein
City captured in 1055 by Turkish leader.
Baghdad
What weakness in Arab rule led to revolts against the Umayyads?
Internal struggles or financial troubles
Most beautiful Islamic palace in Spain is located where?
Granada
What economic activity allowed the Arab Peninsula communities to prosper?
Trade
Led to the decline of the Abbasid Dynasty.
A. Shortage of soldiers in army
B. Earthquake
C. Mongol invasion
D. Drought that caused a famine
Shortage of soldiers in army
Muslim leader who took over Egypt and made himself sultan.
Saladin
Dynasty in which judges, merchants, and government officials were the heroes.
Abbasid Dynasty
Which of the following does an astrolabe NOT do?
A. Determine longitude
B. Calculate the length of day
C. Predicts sunrise and sun set
D. Locates objects in the sky
Muslims are required to pray ____ times per day.
five
Duke of Aquitaine called upon this man to help stop the Arab advance in Europe.
Charles Martel
Seized control of the Arab empire by mass starvation caused by destruction.
Mongols
Nickname of Charles Martel
What was used as a weapon in Islam which was poured over the heads of invading soldiers?
Boiling oil