Empires & dynasties
The earliest settlements on the Arabian peninsula grew up where?
near oases in the Hijaz
Which game was invented in India?
chess
The Sunnah is based on accounts written by whom?
people who knew Muhammad
This person was an orphan who grew up in Mecca and saw greed, corruption, and violence around him.
Muhammad
Which word means, "a Muslim house of worship"?
mosque
Which TWO non-Arab groups invaded the Muslim empire in the 900s and 1250s?
Turks and Mongols
How did advancements during the Gupta period transform mathematics?
They developed a decimal system with a numeral for zero
What is the name of Sikhism’s religious teacher?
guru
This person was one of the most famous Muslim Persian poets who wrote about religious themes.
Rumi
Which word means, "the art of decorative writing"?
calligraphy
Which TWO empires arose in South Asia?
Maurya and Gupta
Which 3 ways were cultural ideas were spread on the Indian subcontinent?
conquest, trade, and migration
What is the name of Islam’s religious teacher?
imam
This person wrote a mathematics book and was an astronomer who made many discoveries.
Aryabhata
Which word means, "supports; speak out in favor of"?
advocate
Under the leadership of this person, the Gupta empire reached its greatest size.
Chandra Gupta II
Which factor helped spread Islam and the Arabic language?
Merchants and missionaries carried the faith to new lands.
What is the name of Sikhism’s holy book?
the Guru Granth Sahib
This person was a Persian physician and philosopher who is considered to be the greatest Muslim doctor.
Ibn Sia
Which word means, "the science that deals with extracting metal from ore and using it to create useful objects"?
metallurgy
Which dynasty expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent?
Umayyad
Which event spread Islam to India?
conquest by Turkish forces
What are the names of the 5 Pillars of Islam?
Belief, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage
This person was an adherent who arrived in India from China, learned Sanskrit & translated text into Chinese.
Xuanzang
Which word means, "a person many Buddhists believed reached enlightenment, but is reborn again to help others reach nirvana"?
bodhisattva