Islam and the Middle East

Holy Buildings

1

Muslim holy buildings are called

What are mosques

200

Mosques are adorned with calligraphy and tiles arranged in a pattern. These patterns are called

What are mosaics

2

A tower in a mosque is called

What is a minaret

3

A person who calls Muslims to prayer from a tower is called

What is a muezzin

4

The Islamic sacred shrine in Mecca is called

What is the Kaabah

Muhammad

1

What was Muhammad's job

What was caravan leader

200

Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina is called

What is the Hijrah

2

Muhammad was a religious teacher who receives a message from God. This is called

What is a prophet

3

This book is an account of Muhammad's revelations

What is the Qur'an

4

Muhammad was meditating on a hillside when who visited him?

What is the angel Gabriel

5 Pillars

1

How many times a day do Muslims believe you should pray?

What is five

200

This is a pilgrimage to Mecca

What is Hajj

2

How many gods does Islam believe in?

What is one (monotheism)

3

What is another word for giving to charity

What is giving alms

4

This is an observance where Muslims fast during the day for a whole month

What is Ramadan

Groups of People

1

Successor of Muhammad and also a religious political leader in the Islamic Empire is called

What was a caliph

200

Nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula were called

What are Bedouins

2

a person who gives financially or in another way to support a certain cause (such as art or learning) is called

What is a patron

3

Muslims who accept only the descendants of Muhammad's son in law Ali as true rulers are called

What are Shiite

4

Muslims who that accepts any faithful men as leaders

What are Sunnis

Geography

1

Islam spread across these three continents

What are Europe, Africa and Asia

200

The countries on and around the Arabian Peninsula are called

What is The Middle East

2

The Arabian Peninsula has water on it's East and West. They are named

What Red Sea and Persian Gulf

3

Muhammad went to a hillside to meditate in this city

What is Mecca

4

Muhammad moved his family and about 30 followers to this city

What is Medina