Arabia
These people move around and never stay in one place for long.
Nomads
What city was Muhammad born in?
Mecca
What is the name of the most holy house of worship in Islam?
Ka'bah
What modern country is the city of Mecca in?
Saudi Arabia
Who was the first Caliph?
Abu Bakr
This common job included the people who often bought spices, sheeskins, dates, and other wares from the markets in Muhammad's home town.
Merchants/Traders
Where did Muhammad move to after being kicked out of his home city?
Medina
What is the holiest city in Islam?
Mecca
How many gods are there in Islam?
One
How long did the Caliphate control land in Europe?
800 years
Before the spread of Islam most Arabian people gave their loyalty to this group.
Their clan or tribe
When did Muhammad die?
632 C.E.
What is the holy book of Islam?
Qu'ran
What are the three "People of the Book"?
Jews, Christians, and Muslims
What is the farthest country that the Caliphate controlled?
Spain
What is the largest country in Arabia?
Saudi Arabia
When did Muhammad say he felt the call to be a prophet?
610 C.E.
What does the name Medina mean?
City of the Prophet
What region other than the Middle East is Islam most common in?
North Africa or South Asia
Around what year did the Muslim Caliphate reach it's largest size?
750 C.E.
Name either of the two countries on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula.
Who did Muhammad marry?
Khadijah
Hijrah
What are the names of the two splinter groups of Islam?
Sunni and Shia/Shiite
During what year and at what battle was the Caliphate defeated by a Frankish king?
Battle of Tours, 732 C.E.