Vocabulary
A monotheistic religion founded by Muhammad's followers called Muslims?
Islam
What are the followers of Islam called?
Muslims
In which desert did Islam start?
Arabian Desert
What is the Silk Road?
Trade routes connected to Asia.
Who is The first caliph after the death of Muhammad?
Abu Bakar
The language of southwestern Asia, northern Africa?
Arabic
What do you do for Shahada besides saying Muhammad is the prophet?
Believe in Allah (God)
From whom did the Islamic scholars borrow from the number system?
indians
What were the political and religious leaders called?
Caliphs
What years did Abbasid rule?
661-750 CE
What is the leader called in Islam who succeeded Muhammad?
Caliph
What is the Quran?
The Islamic Holy Book
What did Al-Sufi name?
All the visible stars.
Where is Arabic spoken?
Middle East and North Africa
What were the Umayyad Caliphates?
First major hereditary dynasty
Sacred or holy space dedicated to a god?
Shrine
What is it called when Muslims travel to Mecca?
Hajj
Where did Islamic scholars translate Greek, Persian, and Indian works into Arabic?
“House of Wisdom.”
What is the Arabian peninsula?
Where Islam first emerged
What was the significance about the Umayyadd Caliphate?
Spreading Islam and Arabic language
In the religion of Islam, the house of worship?
Mosque
What do Muslims do for Sawm?
Abstain from food and drinks
What did the Greeks improve?
Astrolabe
How did the spread of Islam affect the world?
Enriched the Muslim world
Who brought the downfall to the Abbisa Caliphate?
The Mongols