Vocab-u-later
This is the name for someone who practices the Islamic faith.
What is a muslim
Three continents converge to form the birthplace of Islam
Where is Arabia
This is a wet, fertile area in a desert.
What is an oasis
This building is where Muslims go to pray.
What is a mosque
What is five
This word means "to make an effort, or to struggle."
What is Jihad?
Arabia is now this modern day nation.
What is Saudi Arabia
This is what we call a group of travelling traders.
What is a caravan
Muslims pray this many times per day
What is five
This is the title of the highest leader in Islam
What is caliph
This is the Islamic book. Also known as the words of Allah, as spoken to the prophet Muhammad.
What is the Qur'an
Muslims are called to make a pilgrimage to this city.
What is Mecca
These are the two ways of life that existed in ancient Arabia
What are sedentary and nomadic
This is a journey to a sacred place that Muslims are to do at least once in their lives, if they are able.
What is pilgrimage or hajj
These slave soldiers converted to Islam and became fierce warriors
What is a Janissary
This refers to the way Muhammad lived, which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims.
What is the Sunnah
There are two lifestyles in ancient Arabia. This lifestyle was stationary.
What is sedentary
This is the city Muhammad was born in.
What is Mecca
This word means to make an effort, or to struggle.
What is Jihad
These are the two types of Muslims as grouped during the Ottoman Empire
What are the Shia and Sunni
This is a narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer.
What is a minaret
This empire was centered in Anatolia, in what is now Turkey.
What is the Ottoman Empire
In alphabetical order, list the three continents that intersect to form Arabia.
What is Africa, Asia, and Europe
This refers to the way Muhammad lived, which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims.
What is the Sunnah
The first team to go completely silent for over 10 seconds gets this prize.
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