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This person was visited by the Archangel Gabriel in a cave outside of Mecca
Who was the Prophet Muhammed.
This is the Prophet's hometown.
What is Mecca?
Arabic word for God
What is Allah?
This is the name given to the tool to identify stars and time.
What is an astrolabe?
Who was Omar Khayyam?
What is an astronomer or writer?
This was the title given to a ruler of the Islamic kingdoms.
What was a Caliph?
This ancient Iraqi city became a great center of learning during the Golden Age of Islam.
What is Baghdad?
How many times per day are Muslims required to pray?
What is five times per day?
This is the term given to Islamic laws and regulations.
What is Sharia?
Book that includes Sinbad?
What is a Thousand and One Nights Tales?
This man was the successor to the Prophet Muhammed after his death.
Who was Abu Bakr?
This is the name given to an Islamic place of worship.
What is a mosque?
Word that means giving to the poor
What is charity?
These three prophets are represented in both the Qu'ran and the Holy Bible.
Who are Jesus, Moses and Abraham?
Who was Al-Khwarizmi?
What is a mathematician (invented Algebra)?
Who was the founder of the Empire of Mali?
Who was Sundiata?
What river runs through West Africa and was important for trade?
What is the Niger River?
When are Muslims required to fast?
What is Ramadan?
What were the two main items traded in the West African Trading Kingdoms?
What is gold and salt?
Who was Ibn Sina?
Who was the founder of the Kingdom of Songhai?
Who was Sunni Ali?
This is the site of a great mosque in Spain.
What is Cordoba?
Name given for fancy writing.
What is calligraphy?
What is the largest group of Muslims called? Remember, they believe that any faithful Muslim can be caliph.
Who are Sunni Muslims?
Tall, thin towers
What is a minaret?