Geography
A peninsula is a land form surrounded by water on this amount of sides
These are the five rules of Islam, they constitute the basic norms of Islamic practice
Pillars of Islam
Muhammad is considered a messenger for the Islamic faith, another term for religious messenger is......
Prophet
This is the contribution that the Islamic empire invented related to math
Algebra
The people of the Arabian Peninsula were mainly Polytheistic (believed in multiple Gods) before Muhammad began to spread his message
TRUE
This is what the majority of the climate is like on the Arabian Peninsula
Hot ~ Arid ~ Dry ~ Desert
One of the Pillars of Islam is Hajj, this requires Muslims to travel to this city
Mecca
This is the birthplace of Muhammad
Mecca
This is a warm drink that Muslims invented to stay up at night and pray (what is Ms. Hodos favorite warm drink to help her yell at students?)
Coffee
Polytheism is the term for believing in one God
FALSE (monotheism)
This group of people would travel from place to place instead of settling in one spot, they would use the Oasis of the desert as stepping stones
Bedouin Nomads
One of the pillars of Islam is Almsgiving, this means.....
Muslims must give to the poor or less fortunate
Muhammad wrote this book which is now the holy book of Islam
Qur'an
This is an Islamic invention in which Muslims would be able to care for the sick and perform surgery in one building
Hospitals
The Arabic word for God is Allah
TRUE
These small towns are considered the stepping stones of the Arabian Peninsula and would have fresh water and vegetation since the water came up from underground
Oasis
One of the pillars is fasting during the month of Ramadan, this means that Muslims....
This is why Muhammad fled Mecca while Islam was on the rise
Muhammad was a threat to the polytheistic religion and a threat to the Quraysh business of trade
What did Muslims use to stitch wounds after surgery for internal wounds?
Animal guts
The successor to Muhammad who is the political and religious leaders of the Islamic Empire is the Caliph
TRUE
The Arabian peninsula is at the crossroads of these three continents (think medieval Walmart)
Europe ~ Africa ~ Asia
One of the Pillars of Islam is prayer, this means that Muslims pray facing towards......
the Kaaba or Mecca
This is the year that Muhammad returns to Mecca
630
What was the House of Wisdom in the Islamic Empire (Bonus points if you can tell me why it was an important building)
A Library ~ it was important because it allowed for cultural diffusion
The Shi'ites are the majority population in the Islamic faith, and believe that the Caliph be anyone qualified for the job
FALSE (these are Sunnis, the Shi'ites believe that someone directly related to Muhammad should have been the Caliph)