The Rise of Islam
The Arab Empire and its successors
Islamic civilization
Vocabulary
Famous People
100
_______ people who lived in the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Semitic-speaking?
100
Muhammad's successor
Who is Abu Bakr?
100
Covered market
What is bazaar?
100
An instrument used by sailors to determine their location.
What is astrolabe?
100
Famous philosopher.
Who is Ibn-Rushd?
200
The journey that Muhammad and his followers took to Medina.
What is Hijrah?
200
Muslims that accept only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam.
What is Shiite Muslims?
200
The most famous section of the Samarra mosque.
What is minaret?
200
Advised the caliph.
Who is the vizier?
200
Wrote a medical encyclopedia.
Who is Ibn Sina?
300
____ means peace through submission to the will of Allah.
What is Islam?
300
"Holder of power"
What is sultan?
300
_____ recovered the works of Aristotle and other Greek philosopher.
Who are the Europeans?
300
Pilgrimage to Makkah.
What is haji?
300
Famous historian.
Ibn-Khaldun?
400
Like ____ and _____, Islam is monotheistic.
What is Christianity and Judaism?
400
Nomadic people from central Asia.
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
400
Decorations with geometric designs.
What are arabesques?
400
Law of code.
What is shari'ah?
400
Famous for using only force when necessary.
Who is Mu'awiyah?
500
Belief, Prayer, Charity, Fasting,& Pilgrimage
What is The Five Pillars of Islam?
500
Dynasty that lasted until 1258.
What is Abbasid Dynasty?
500
_____ wrote Rubaiyat.
Who is Omar Khayyam?
500
Crier.
Who is a muezzin?
500
Second son of Ali.
Who is Hussein?
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