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This term means anyone that speaks Arabic.
Arab
This is a desert herder that travels in search of water.
Bedouin
Muslims are the followers of this religion.
The geography of the Arabian Peninsula can best be described as this.
deserts
Muhammad began preaching after a vision in which this happened.
heard a voice
This is another way to spell Quran.
Koran
This is the group that thought Umayyad caliphs should rule after Muhammad's death.
Sunnis
This is what provides Muslims with guidelines on how to live.
Quran
This group believed Muhammad's son-in-law should have ruled after Muhammad's death.
Shiites
This group of caliphs governed the Arab Empire from Damascus.
Umayyads
This is where most Muslims lived and farmed.
villages
The harsh desert climate caused Arabs to do this.
form tribes to help them survive
Arabic numbers were actually borrowed from this culture.
Hindu
This is another word for the missionaries who spread the teachings of Islam.
Sufis
Algebra is used in this school subject.
Math
The Jewish community in Cordoba lived ____________ and prospered.
peace
This occurs when a substance is refined or distilled.
alcohol
This is why merchants were well respected in Muslim culture.
They created wealth and were skilled in business.
Alexandria was located in the ___________ Roman Empire.
Eastern
Islam teaches that Christians and Jews are people who follow __________________________.
sacred writings
Muhammad and his followers journeyed from Makkah to Yathrib during this.
Hijrah
This is the arc of the horizon that is used to determine position.
Azimuth
Alkali is used to make lye and ____________.
soap
These mercury alloys can be used to refine gold and silver or make fillings.
amalgam
Persepolis is located in the _______________ Empire.
Persian