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100
One who has submitted to Allah. A follower of Islam
What is Muslim
100
"There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
What is the Muslim statement of faith
100

Towns were built near these and later grew to trading centers for nomads

What is oases

100

The Sunnah is made up of both the Quran and the _________.

What is "Hadith"

100

Advances in this field led to the treatment of cataracts, the first surgeries, and hospitals. 

What is "medicine"

200
An important figure in Islam, this man was visited by the angel Gabriel, and discovered the belief of Allah
Who is Muhammad
200
Muslims go to a mosque and pray five times a day, facing this important city
What is Mecca
200

These groups of people did not have a permanent home and moved from place to place

What are nomads

200
This was the lowest class in the Islamic Empire, which consisted of non-Muslim prisoners of war
What is a slave
200

Advances in this field led to elaborate places of worship with minarets and delicate abstract and geometric patterns on arches 

What is "architecture"

300

Successor to the prophet of Muhammad; leaders that helped to expand Islam to the rest of the Arabian peninsula and beyond

What is a Caliph

300
Muslims who are able to do so, must make this journey to Mecca at least once in their life
What is Hajj
300

Scare resources and land led to a ____________ culture on the Arabian peninsula

What is "warlike"

300

When Muhammad brought Islam to Mecca, he emphasized the belief in one god, or 

What is Monotheism

300

These kinds of patterns were used to decorate walls and ceilings of mosques because Islam states that Muslims should not create images of God

What is "geometric"

400

The caliphate formed by Muawiya that moved the capital to Damascus

What is the Umayyad Empire

400
During this holy Islamic month, Muslims must fast from dawn to sunset
What is Ramadan
400

What part of Europe did the Umayyad empire expand to and make a center for culture and learning?

What is "Southern Spain or the city of Cordoba"

400

True or False

Many Islamic leaders let the people in their conquered territories choose their religion. 

True

400

Advancements in mathematics led to the Arabic numeral system and development of a fundamental textbook that pioneered what modern day subject? 

What is "algebra"

500

The name of the black cube shrine in Mecca that Muslims must visit during Hajj

What is the Kabaa

500
The system of giving a portion of your wealth to the less fortunate
What is alms
500

What did the religion of Islam and the arabic language do for the people living in the lands ruled under the Umayyad empire?

What is "unite them"

500

True or False

Muhammad did not care much about the inequality seen between the wealthy merchants in Mecca and the poor. 

False

500

What city in modern day Iraq was a center of learning and culture that was brought down by the Mongols?

What is "Baghdad"