vocabulary
What is the most holiest book in Islam that is believed by muslims that it is the word of Allah and Muhammed?
The Qur'an
What time of day do you start your first preyer in the pillar of salt?
Dawn
Which game from the Indians was given to the muslims the became very popular in the Islamic empire?
Chess
What 2 types of people went around and traded things to people while spreading the word of Islam?
Merchants and travelers.
Who destroyed and brought an end to the Abbasid Caliphate empire?
The Mongols
What is the word for when you don't eat or drink anything?
Fasting
In which city was the prophet Muhammed born?
Mecca
What type of mathematics did the muslim's invent that we still use today?
Algebra
What new idea made muslims convert to Islam?
equality/that everyone was spiritually equal
What 3 cultures did the Umayyad Dynasty adopt and blend ideas from?
China, India, & Byzantine
What are you known as when you believe in the religion of Islam?
Muslim
What is the name of the pillar that requires you to give 2.5% of your yearly income to the poor?
Zakat
Which instrument did Muslim scholars use to study the stars and planets?
Astroble
What area in Asia was all united under Islamic faith at Muhammad's death?
Arabian Peninsula
Where did the Abbasids move their capital to after their main capital was is Damascus.
Baghdad
What is the special building muslim's go to pray, worship, and learn about their faith?
A mosque
What is it called when a country bases their laws off of the Qur'an
Sharia law
What type of literature is considered one of the greatest Islamic art styles?
Poetry
What trade route was most important and spreading Islam across Asia?
Silk road
What was the main language spoke in the Umayyad Caliphate
Arabic
What is it called when rulers from the same family or series of powerful people have control or influence for a long time period like in China?
A Dynasty
How many chapters are in the Qur'an?
114
What 2 types of art were muslim artists not allowed to draw?
People & animals
What year did Muhammad die and Islam started to populate everywhere?
632 A.D
What were 2 main ways non-muslims were forced to believe in Islam?
Tax & being killed by a tribe