Vocabulary
What is the Muslim or Arabic word for God?
Allah
For the Salat Pillar, how many times do you pray a day?
5
What did Muslims create to start cleaning themselves?
soap
Who was the first Caliph?
Abu Bakr
What was a Muslim government led by caliphs called?
Caliphate
What is the language of much of Southwestern Asia and Northern Africa
Arabic
What is the first pillar of Islam?
Shahadha
What are large trains of camels called?
caravans
Where did the Islamic scholars study Ancient Greek, Roman, and Indian books and writings?
House of Wisdom
Who defeated the Umayyad dynasty?
Abbasids
What is the most holy shrine on earth for muslims located in Mecca
Kaaba
Which month do you celebrate Ramadan in the Islamic calendar?
9th month
What does the Astrolabe mean in Arabic?
Star Taker
Did the religion of Islam promote equality? Yes or No?
Yes
What empire ended the Islamic golden age?
Mongol empire
What is a sacred or holy place dedicated to a specific god, ancestor, hero, martyr, and saint?
Shrine
What is the minimum amount a muslim must earn to participate in Zakat called?
Nisab
What process was used to make perfume?
Distillation
What is a Muslim house of worship?
Mosque
Where did the Abbasids move their capital?
Baghdad
What is a person who is believed to have contact with a god or gods and is able to speak on behalf of that being?
Prophet
What celebrates Muhammads first visit from angel Gabriel?
Ramadam
What did Eratosthenes discover?
The earth is tilted
When did Muhammad die?
632 CE
Who founded the House of Wisdom?
Caliph al-Mu'mun