People & Leaders
This person is the leader of an Arab tribe or community.
Who is a Sheikh?
This is a place of worship for Muslims.
What is a Mosque?
This is the holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
A group of travelers or traders who move together through deserts.
What is a Caravan?
This marketplace was a center of trade in Muslim cities.
What is a bazaar?
This man is considered the prophet of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
This is a marketplace where people buy and sell goods.
What is a Bazaar?
This term means "submission to God."
What is Islam?
This person calls Muslims to prayer from a mosque's minaret.
Who is a Crier?
Muhammad claimed to have received messages from this angel.
Who is Gabriel?
A Muslim ruler with absolute political and military power.
Who is a Sultan?
A fertile area in the desert with water and plants.
What is an Oasis?
This Muslim group believes that any qualified person can lead the Muslim community.
Who are the Sunnis?
This term refers to nomadic herders who traveled from oasis to oasis.
Who are Bedouins?
This famous palace in India was built by Muslim ruler in honor of his dead wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
A leader of the Muslim community who is considered a successor to Muhammad.
Who is a Caliph?
This tall structure is part of a mosque and is where the call to prayer is made.
What is a Minaret?
This Muslim group believes that only Muhammad’s relatives should be leaders of Islam.
Who are the Shiites?
This shrine in Makkah was a religious site before Islam.
What is the Kaaba?
This major trade city became a religious center before Islam.
What is Mecca?
This Mogul ruler in India was known for his fair treatment and religious tolerance.
Who is Akbar?
This vast desert region was where Islam began.
What is Arabia?
Muslims believe in one God, known as this.
Who is Allah?
The Quran was originally written in this language.
What is Arabic?
This group of warriors eventually overtook the Byzantine empire.
Who are the Ottomans?