Islam1
a direct descendant of Muhammed should be calif
Shiites
Mecca
Mohammad’s Hometown, the Holiest city for Muslims
Kaaba
shrine at the center of mecca, contains the black stone, all muslims world wide pray in this direction
a Koran scholar from Muhanned’s tribe should be Caliph
Sunnis
are you having fun
YES
calligraphy
fancy writing used as art in the islamic world
school of higher learning in baghdad where Greek + Latin science texts were translated to Arabic
House of Wisdom
mosques
Islamic house of worship
A water source in the desert used as a way point by caravan traders
oasis
Al-Khwarizmi
father of algebra (blame him not the teachers)
the holy book of Islam
Koran
Imamas
Clergy in Islam
Golden Age
a time of great peace + prosperity in the empire of Islam
muezzins
The guy who does the “ call to prayer” from the top of the minaret
minarets
where the muezzin did the call of prayer
Sufi poet, founded the whirling dervishes
Rumi
sharia
Islamic laws
Abbasid
caliphate of the islamic world ruled from baghdad 750-1258 AD
Omar Khayyam
Poet, mathematician, and astronomer of the golden age
method of payment ideal for long distances, pioneered by arab caravan traders
Checks
Nomadic tribe of arabia before the coming of islam
Bedouins
caravans
groups of merchants traveling together overland for ease and saftey
Allah
Arabic for God
Wealthy calif of baghdad, founder of the house of wisdom
Harun ar-Rashid
Ibn Sina/Avicenna
compiled the “canon of medicine” - translated Greek + Latin medical texts into Arabic