Allah's final Prophet in the profession of faith
Muhammad
The sect of Islam that believes leaders should be descendants of Muhammad
Shi'a
The word meaning how big the earth is around its equator
Circumference
The location of the Dome of the Rock. Also a city conquered by Muslim forces in the early 7th century
Jerusalem
One of the two other Abrahamic Religoins
Judaism/Christianity
Giving a percentage of your income to those less fortunate
Alms
Islam faced a barrier against spreading due to this harsh geographic feature that dominates the Arabian Peninsula
A desert (or mountains)
Mathematical advancement where numbers are replaced with letters
Algebra
Wait for it...The group that ended the Islamic Golden Age by conquering its capital in 1258
The Mongols
There century when Muhammad experienced his first revelation
7th Century (600's- specifically 610 AD)
Pray five times a day facing this city...
Mecca
A famed battle between Muslim forces and the Franks, stopping Islamic expansion
Battle of Tours
The language that helped unify and spread Islam. It was the language of learning during the Medieval period.
Arabic
The capital of the Abbasid (later) Caliphate, home to the house of Wisdom
Baghdad
The numbers 0-9 are often called Arabic these...
Numerals
Muslims fast during Ramadan, commemorating the first of these by Muhammad...
Revelation (vision/received the Qur'an)
One of the two major Empires that bordered the growing Islamic influential region. Their temporary weakness help facilitate this growth...
Byzantine or Persian
A madrasa in Fez has a claim as one of the world's oldest these...1000 years older than the one in Miami
University
The capital of the Umayyad Caliphate, located in modern day Syria
Damascus
Geometric art created by placing colorful tiles in a pattern
Mossaic
The black temple at the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca
The branch of Islam that believes the leader does not have to be a direct descendant of Ali (and Muhammad)
Sunni
The name of this device used for navigation
Astrolabe
The city where Muhammad moved following his first revelation- this is where he gained a large following
Medina
Approximately how many Muslim practitioners are there in the world today...
A) 3.284 billion
B) 1.907 billion
C) 1.061 billion
B) 1.907 billion