Arabia
Mecca is located on this peninsula
What is the Arabian peninsula?
This word means “successor” and was the title for leaders who followed Muhammad.
Caliph
Abbasid rulers sent these people to learn from other cultures.
Scholars
This city was the capital of the Abbasid Empire.
Baghdad
Muslims believe this holy book contains the word of Allah.
Quran
Traditional tribes of the Arabian Peninsula were led by this type of leader.
Sheikh
The main goal of the first four caliphs was to protect and spread this.
Islam
City of learning during the Golden Age of Islam
Baghdad
This city was the former Umayyad capital.
Damascus
Islam god
Allah
The first towns on the Arabian Peninsula developed around these desert water sources.
Oases
A place of worship for Muslims
Mosque
This city in Muslim Spain was known for gifted Muslim and Jewish scholars and thinkers.
Cordoba
Baghdad’s location within the empire was this, so trade routes ran through it.
Central (Trade)
Belief in one god
monotheism
Muhammad gained support from poor people in this city.
Makkah
someone chosen by God to bring a message to people
Prophet
field of science invented by Muslims
Chemistry
Group of traders and camels traveling together for safety
This collection records the sayings and actions of Muhammad.
Haddith
Explain why loyalty to the tribe was so important in Arabia.
The harsh desert environment meant people depended on their tribe for survival.
Muslims split into these two groups over who had the right to be caliph
Sunni and Shia
Ibn Sina wrote this famous medical book.
Canon Medicine
Name three things that caused the Abbasid Empire to collapse.
Seljuk Turk invasions, Mongol invasions, and many territories separating from the empire.
These guidelines for Muslim behavior are found with the Quran.
Shari’ah