Key Terms
One who has submitted to Allah. A follower of Islam.
What is Muslim
Similar to Judaism and Christianity, Islam is considered what type of religion?
What is monotheistic?
Sunni and Shi'a
Part of the success of the spread of Islam was due to the weakness of which two Empires?
Byzantine and Persian
Significant symbol of Islam, as it marks the spot where the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven; also an architectural achievement of the Islamic Empire.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
A prophet who helped spread Islam with his followers. He received messages from Allah.
Who is Muhammad
Basic religious beliefs and practices of Islam
What are the five pillars of Islam?
This branch of Islam believed that a caliph (leader) needed to be a direct descendant of Muhammad
What is Shi'a
Islam spread along these networks used for commercial and economic purposes
What is trade routes
The creation of this was used to help facilitate trade and also spread the word of the Islamic religion
What is the Arabic alphabet/Arabic language?
Important to the Islamic faith, birthplace of Muhammad; Holy site that Muslims should travel to at least once in their life
What is the Mecca
Where Muhammad fled to after he was forced out of Mecca.
What is Medina?
This branch of Islam believed that a caliph (leader) needed to be based on their knowledge of the Koran
What is Sunni
Until Baghdad was constructed, this was the capital, located in modern-day Syria.
What is Damascus
This type of mathematics was developed during the Islamic Empire.
What is algebra?
The word of God (Allah); Holy book of Islam
What is the Quran (Koran)
Arabic word for God.
Who is Allah
One of the three geographic barriers that made the expansion of Islam from the Arabian Peninsula difficult.
What is great distances, desert environments, and mountain barriers?
This Abbasid capital is where Golden Age of Islam began.
What is Baghdad
This development was adapted from the Indian Empire, which included their number 0.
What is Arabic numerals?
In Mecca - an Islamic shrine; Muslims pray towards this site 5x per day.
What is the Ka'aba?
Followers of Islam accepted these two prophets from Christianity and Judaism.
Who are Jesus and Moses?
This is one country Muslims managed to conquer in Europe.
What is Spain? (will accept Portugal, but you need to know Spain)
This conflict between the Franks and the Muslims in Gaul (France) demonstrates the limits of Muslim power and influence in Europe.
Battle of Tours
Like the Byzantine Empire, Muslims used this type of art to decorate religious buildings and palaces?
What are mosaics?