Umayyad & Abbasid
What group of people overthrew the Umayyad dynasty?
Abbasid dynasty
What is the political and religious leader of Islam?
Caliph
The greatest expansion of Islamic territory happened in what dynasty?
Umayyad dynasty
What is the most sacred Book in the Religion of Islam?
The Qur'an
What did muslims use to start cleaning themselves?
Soap
Where did the Abbasids move the capital to?
Baghdad
A powerful family that maintains its position of control for a long period of time over great territories?
Dynasty
Between what centuries did muslim merchants spread the Religion of Islam?
8th and 9th
What is the number of the pillar that is required to become part of the religion of Islam?
1st pillar
What was the water based weapon that the muslims created?
Torpedo
What Caliph al-Ma'mun founded what in Baghdad?
House of wisdom
What religious buildings used geometric shapes and patterns to make art?
Mosques
What is the name of the world religion that began in the 7th century?
Islam