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This group of Arabs were desert herders.
Who are the Bedouins?
These are green areas fed by underground water.
What are Oases?
Muslims believe this creator is the only God.
Who is Allah?
This building was a low square building surrounded by statues of gods and goddesses, located in the middle of Makkah.
What is the Kaaba?
How long did it take to build the Taj Mahal?
How long is 20 years?
Following the death of Muhammad, the Muslim world was split into these two groups.
Who are Shiites and Sunnis?
This is the Muslim Holy book.
What is the Quran?
Muslims must visit this place once in their life.
What is Makkah?
Muslims must travel to this place at least once during their lifetime.
What is Mecca or Makkah?
The early Muslims realized that this planet was round.
What is Earth?
This prophet brought the message of Islam to the people of Arabia.
Who is Muhammad?
These are a group of traveling merchants and animals.
According to one of the 5 pillars, Muslims should pray this many times each day.
What is 5 times?
This phrase is the meaning of the "Madinah". It was a city that Muhammad and his followers traveled to after leaving the Makkah.
What is the city of the prophet?
Muslims invented this type of mathematics that is still being used today.
What is Algebra?
This ruler was known as the greatest Mogul ruler.
Who is Akbar?
This name was given to Muhammad's successor. It means "Successor to the Messenger of God".
What is Caliph?
This pillars instructs Muslims to give to the poor.
What is charity?
As a result of this new capital city being beside the Tigris River and near the Euphrates River, the Abbasids' Arab empire grew wealthier.
What is Baghdad?
This Muslim historian was one of the first historians to study the effect of geography and climate on people.
Who is Ibn Khaldun?
This Muslim chemist developed a system for categorizing substances as animal, mineral, or vegetable. He also wrote books for doctors that helped them identify diseases.
Who is al-Razi?
Each tribe of early Arabs was led by this person.
What is a sheik?
During this sacred holiday Muslims must fast from dawn to dusk.
What is Ramadan?
This city located in Spain houses the most famous example of a Muslim palace, the Alhambra.
What is Granada?
Worshipers gather in this part of the mosque for prayers.
What is a courtyard?