Achievements
What was the most popular game in the House of Wisdom?
Chess
What is a Muslim leader of prayer called?
Imam
Allah in Arabic means what in English?
God
Who was the first caliph or Muslim leader?
Abu Bakr
The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year and all Muslims are expected to make it at least once during their lifetime.
Hajj
The Islamic scholars borrowed the ____ number system that spread along the Silk Road.
Indian
What percent of Muslims are Sunni?
85%
What does one have to do to become Islam?
Recite the Shahada
True or False: The Shi’ahs believe that only people directly descended from Muhammad should be the Caliph.
True
A shrine in Mecca considered the most holy spot on earth to which Muslims orient themselves for prayer.
Kaaba
What was one of the greatest Islamic art styles?
Poetry
When a country bases its laws on the Qur’an it’s called ______ ____.
The Sharia Laws
What year did Muhammad die?
632 AD
Mu’awiyah founded the Umayyad dynasty in what year?
661 AD
To not eat for a time period often as a part of a religious practice.
Fasting
What would the Muslims use to find the direction of Mecca?
Astrolabe
How many countries follow Sharia law?
15 Countries
Before doctors were allowed to start treating patients, what did they have to pass a series of?
Tests
The Muslims began to carry the teachings of Islam beyond the ______ _________.
Arabian Peninsula.
A powerful family that maintains its position of control for a considerable time over great territories.
Dynasty
The Islamic scholars were the first to separate compounds using what?
Distillation
What Caliphate controlled over 5 million square miles?
The Umayyad Caliphate
Who wrote many letters and visited many areas of the world and allowed us to understand the Islamic world?
Ibn Battuta
Other Muslims were angry with the Umayyads for turning the caliphate into a __________.
Hereditary
A sacred or holy space dedicated to a specific god, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint.
Shrine