GEOGRAPHY
VOCABULARY
TRIVIA
SPECIFIC to CHRISTIANITY
SPECIFIC to ISLAM
100
Name one of the three continents where Christianity and Islam spread from 30 C.E. to 700 C.E.
Acceptable answers: EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA
100
What is the term for acceptance, especially of other peoples' religions?
TOLERANCE (synonyms accepted)
100
Arabian traders used what kind of animal to transport goods back and forth across the desert, especially since this animal had already naturally adapted to live in the desert?
CAMEL
100
Who was the prophet who spoke against Roman authority and offered the Kingdom of Heaven to all who believed in God, and later became known as the Christ because he was the son of God?
JESUS CHRIST, or JESUS of NAZARETH
100
TRUE or FALSE? Muslims feature pictures of Muhammad in fancy mosaics around their mosques.
FALSE!! No images are allowed.
200
Name one body of water surrounding the Arabian peninsula:
Acceptable answers: ARABIAN SEA, RED SEA, PERSIAN GULF, and MEDITERRANEAN SEA
200
What is the term for believing in only one god?
MONOTHEISM
200
What language did western Christianity use for their Bible and church services? (Hint: it was the language of the Romans)
LATIN
200
Who leads the western half of Christendom from Rome, ruling over the Catholic church?
THE POPE
200
Muslims use the word "Allah", which means "the God" in which language?
ARABIC
300
If one were traveling from Rome to Constantinople and the Arabian Peninsula, what direction would one be heading?
EAST
300
What is the name for a Christian place of worship?
CHURCH
300
What is the name of the building in Constantinople (now Istanbul) which was originally a church, then became a mosque in 1453, and is now a museum?
HAGIA SOPHIA
300
What is the name of the Christian Holy Book, using parts of the original Jewish holy book and with additions from the writings of various early Christians?
BIBLE
300
How many pillars of faith are the most important parts of the Islamic religion?
FIVE
400
What was the name of the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, named after the first Christian Roman Emperor Constantine, and which is now named Istanbul?
CONSTANTINOPLE
400
What is the name of an Islamic place of worship?
MOSQUE
400
What is the name of the large black rock that serves as the holiest shrine in the Islamic world, located in Mecca and visited on pilgrimage by Muslims?
KAABA
400
In what year did Constantine make Christianity legal in the Roman Empire? (+/- 10 years)
313 C.E.
400
What is the name of the Islamic prophet who received a vision in the desert and began an expansion of the Arabian peninsula?
MUHAMMAD
500
Which country now sits on the Arabian peninsula, where Mecca is visited by millions of Muslims celebrating hajj every year? (Hint: it is partially named for the peninsula itself)
SAUDI ARABIA
500
What is the term for a journey to a sacred place?
PILGRIMAGE
500
Which trade route brought silk and spices from the far east to Arabia and then to Europe and sub-Saharan Africa?
SILK ROAD
500
Name one book of the Gospel, written by one of Jesus's early friends and followers.
Acceptable answers: MARK, MATTHEW, LUKE, JOHN, and letters of PAUL
500
What is the name of the Holy Book of Islam, based on the sayings and lessons of Muhammad?
QUR'AN or KORAN