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You Live in a Desert!
A New Religion
Muhammad
The Caliphate
Arab Potpourri
100
The western border of the Arabian peninsula is this Biblical sea.
What is the Red Sea?
100
The holy book of Islam.
What is the Quran?
100
Muhammad was born here.
What is Mecca?
100
The leader al-Mansur built this magnificent city along the Tigris River.
What is Baghdad?
100
Oases are created by these in the desert.
What are underground springs?
200

The largely uninhabitable portion of the Arabian Desert.

What is the Empty Quarter?

200
This holy temple once housed statues of many gods and goddesses.
What is the Kaaba?
200

When Muhammad became worried about the greed in the world, and the worship of pagans, he went here to meditate.

What is a cave?

200
Though it may seem like jibber-jabber, "al-jabr" is something we study in high school.
What is algebra?
200
Many great cities on the Arabian peninsula featured very diverse cultures because they were located on these.
What are trade routes?
300
A group of people and camels traveling through the desert is known as this.
What is a caravan?
300

According to the five pillars, every good Muslim is supposed to make one of these in his or her lifetime.

What is the hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca?

300

At the age of 40, Muhammad received a divine message that told him he was to be this.

What is the prophet of Allah?

300

The title "caliph" means this.

What is the "successor to the prophet," or ruler of the land and religion.

300
This guy discovered that germs traveled through air and water, and also performed surgery to combat cancer.
Who was Avicenna?
400

This group of nomadic travelers, also known as the "people of the desert," were known as this.

Who were the Bedouins?

400

They received the Black Stone.

Who are Abraham and Ishmael?

400

When the people of Mecca became angry at Muhammad's teaching that there was only one god, he had to move to this city.

What is Medina?

400
Scholars and philosophers from around the world gathered here to exchange ideas, do research, and translate texts.
What is the House of Wisdom?
400
This navigational tool was invented by the Greeks, but perfected by the Arabs.
What is the astrolabe?
500

The Nabatean Arabs settled in this city because of its location along the water.

What is Petra?

500

Muslims are required to fast during this holy month.

What is Ramadan?

500

Muhammad died in this year.

What is 632 AD?

500
This collection of folktales was said to have been a series of stories told by the princess Shahrazad to entertain her murderous husband.
What is "The Arabian Nights?"
500
This pear-shaped, stringed instrument was the forerunner of the guitar.
What is the "oud?"