Vocab
What is it called to not eat from sunrise to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan?
Fasting
What important Islamic leader dies in 632 CE?
Muhammed
What type of math did Islamic scholars develop to solve math problems by substituting numbers with x, y, and z
Algebra
What led people to join through belief?
Religion
Who was the first caliph?
Abu Bak'r
What is a form of Islamic government ruled by a caliph?
Caliphate
What Islamic pillar requires you to pray 5 times per day?
Salat
What tool did Islamic scholars improve to more effectively tell time and direction?
Astrolabe
What led people to convert to Islam through saving money?
Tax
Who led the Muslim government?
Caliph
What is a special building where Muslims go to pray and worship called?
Mosque
What type of Muslims are 75% of Muslims?
Sunni Muslims
What water based weapon did the Islamic Civilization create?
Torpedo
What did the people of islam use to make their art unique.
geometric/floral patterns
What age was the Abbasid caliphate?
The Golden age
What is a sacred place honoring a holy person a god or an important event?
Shrine
Where is the dome rock located?
Jerusalem
What Indian game was made popular by Muslim intellects.
Chess
What made people want to convert to Islam because of intelligence?
Education
Where was the capital of the Abbasid caliphate?
Baghdad
What is the huge landmass in southwest Asia surrounded by water on three sides?
Arabian Peninsula
How many chapters are in the Qur'an?
114
What two compounds did Islamic scholars figure out that all scholars figure out all metals are made of?
Sulfur and mercury
What was the forceful event that made people convert to Islam?
Conquest
Where was the capital of the Umayyad caliphate?
Coradoba