Geography
The three continents which the Muslim Empire spanned?
What are Africa, Europe, and Asia?
The major prophet of the Islamic Religion.
Who is Muhammad?
The important math concept Muslim mathematicians developed which allowed them to create a decimal system.
What is zero?
The name of a ruler of a Muslim society.
What is a caliph?
The name of the trade routes used across the Islamic Empire.
What is the Golden Web?
The harsh environment which protected Arabia from invaders while also limiting the population of the Arabic people.
What is the Arabian Desert?
Islam's holy book.
What is the Quran?
What is a calendar?
The majority of Muslims who believe that any member of society can be chosen as a ruler.
Term for things related to the sea. In this case, transporting goods by ship.
What is maritime?
A place in a desert where water can be found.
What is an oasis?
The three major religions found in India and other regions in South Asia.
What is Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism?
The type of mathematics developed by Al-Khwarizmi, in which letters are used to stand in for unknown numbers.
What is algebra?
The first Muslim dynasty. They conquered all of the Sasanian (Persian) Empire and part of the Byzantine empire.
Who are the Umayyads?
The most important urban center in Africa. It's location made it an important trading hub.
What is Cairo?
The capitol of the Muslim Empire which had many universities and libraries. It was founded by the Abbasids in 762.
A Buddhist person who has reached enlightenment and is reborn to help others reach nirvana.
Who is a bodhisattva?
The title of a popular collection of Muslim folk tales written during the Islamic Golden Age.
What is The Thousand and One Nights?
The largest non-Arabic Muslim empire which lasted from 1299 to 1908.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Muslim civilization gained fame for this beautiful product.
What are textiles?
The city Muhammad and his followers moved to during the Hijra.
What is Medina?
The Islamic lifestyle which emphasizes controlling one's own desires.
What is Sufism?
The author of a medical encyclopedia published in 1025, that became the standard medical text in Europe for hundreds of years.
Who is Ibn Sina?
The Mughal emperor who created a strong central government built on religious tolerance.
Who is Emperor Akbar?
Silk, dishes, spices, gems, coconuts, lumber, gold, salt, amber, and fur