Lesson 1
These people lived in tents and raised herds of sheep, goats, and camels.
Nomads
This person was the founder of a religion called ________. He spreaded the religion’s teachings to the people of Arabia.
Muhammad, Islam
A title that Muslims use for the highest leader in Islam.
Caliph
Name a few achievements in astronomy.
- improving the astrolabe to figure out their location on the earth.
- built observatories, so people could study astronomy
Other answers that help improve astronomy are correct.
This building is used for Muslim prayer.
Mosque
A wet, fertile area where people used this as a water source.
Oasis
This city is where Muslims worshipped many gods and goddesses at Islam’s most holy place, the Kaaba.
Mecca
These Muslims believed that Abu Bakr was Muhammad’s true successor and that a qualified religious leader can lead Muslims.
Sunni Muslims
Name a few achievements in architecture.
- building mosques to honor God.
- building domes and minarets from which Muslims are called to prayer.
- building palaces, marketplaces, and libraries, which included complicated ones and arches, colored bricks, and decorated tiles.
Other possible answers that improve architecture are correct.
This means “to submit to God”.
Islam
A market or bazaar in Arabia.
Souk
This city was where Muhammad spreaded the Islam religion.
Medina
These people believed that Ali, Fatima’s husband, was Muhammad’s true successor And that a descendant of Muhammad’s family should lead Muslims.
Shia Muslims
A sponsor. Muslims used their wealth to donate for decorated mosques.
Patron
What did Ibn Batutah accomplish?
Writing detailed descriptions of his pilgrimages.
A group of traders that travel together.
Caravans
This means “to make an effort, or to struggle.“
Jihad
This city was the capital of Islamic Empire in 762.
Baghdad
What did al-Idrisi accomplish?
Creating maps containing several parts of the world.
This treaty was written about 637 and named after the caliph who followed Abu Bakr’s rule.
Pact of Umar
These people live in towns.
Townspeople
At age 25, Muhammad married…
Khadijah
Name a thing of how did trade affect the spread of Islam.
Arab merchants shared Muslim faith with the people they met.
Other possible answers are correct.
What did al-Masudi accomplish?
Writer from Baghdad who wrote short, historical stories about the caliphs.
These two ways of life were common in Arabia.
Nomadic and sedentary.