Islamic Terms
This device was created to help calculate time, celestial events, and position relative to Mecca
What is an Astrolabe?
This family replaced the Umayyads as the leaders of the Islamic state
Who are the Abbasids?
The geography of the Arabian Peninsula before Islam was made of this
What is mostly desert?
Term that means "one who has submitted"
What is Muslim?
The city in Spain home to many advancements in science, mathematics, and medicine.
What is Cordoba?
The city that replaced Damascus as the jewel of the Islamic state.
What is Baghdad?
Muhammad received this around the age of 40 while meditating in a cave
What is a revelation from the angel Gabriel?
A center for knowledge and learning in Baghdad
What is the House of Wisdom?
The capital of the Umayyads
Damascus
The journey Muhammad took from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina)
What is the Hijra?
An example of Islamic literature including stories such as Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and the Magic Carpet.
What is 1001 Arabian Nights?
The Empire that led the Islamic empire to experience a Golden Age
What was the Abbasid Empire?
The first caliph after Muhammad's death
Who is Abu-Bakr?
The man credited with the first attempt at human flight.
Who is Ibn Firnas?
This group were unpopular leaders due to their pursuit of worldly wealth and lavish lifestyle.
Who are the Umayyads?
Desert nomads who traded and herded animals
Who are the Bedouins?