Geography
The Arabian peninsula is mostly covered by this geographic feature.
What is a desert?
Muslims consider Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad to be messengers of the same God, who are also known as this.
What are prophets?
This poet was famous for practicing Sufism and writing about religious themes.
Who is Rumi?
What was the biggest achievement of the Umayyad Dynasty?
How did the Islamic Empire reaching its greatest size?
What does "Islam" mean in Arabic?
What is "submission"?
Arab settlements depended on these for water.
What are oases?
The Islamic law code that prohibits Muslims from gambling or drinking alcohol.
What is Sharia?
What is Ibn Sina (Avicenna) best known for?
What is his medical encyclopedia (al-Shifa)?
What is the name of the non-Arab Muslim empire that lasted from the 1300s to the early 1900s thanks to their strong military?
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This city was considered one of the greatest of the medieval era due to its vibrant community of scholars and its role as a bustling trade hub with a coveted link to China.
What is Baghdad?
Arabia's hyperarid climate makes it so that the region has none of these permanently.
What are rivers?
The Sunnah refers to this.
What are Muhammad's words and actions?
Al-Khwarizmi was a brilliant Muslim mathematician who created this type of abstract math that uses letters to stand in for unknown numbers.
What is algebra?
The two effects of Arabia's strong central government.
What is (1) trade flourishing and (2) cities growing?
This empire—famed for its art, culture, and science—was founded in the 1500s in Persia?
What is the Safavid Empire?
What are the Hijaz?
(1) What is the Hijra, and (2) why did it happen?
(1) What is Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina? (2) Why did Meccans persecute Muhammad and other Muslims?
This large collection of Arabic folk tales includes romantic stories and fables that teach its readers life lessons.
What is The Thousand and One Nights/One Thousand and One Nights/Arabian Nights?
The Abbasid Dynasty finally ended in 1258 when this group of invaders killed their caliph using a carpet and horses.
Who are the Mongols?
This ethno-religious group was the most powerful in the Arab Muslim Empire.
Who are the Arab Muslims?
Most early Arabs were nomads or merchants for this geographic reason.
Why did the desert have so few resources?
Describe the differing beliefs between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
(1) Why do Sunni Muslims believe that any pious/devout/worthy male Muslim can be caliph? (2) Why do Shia Muslims believe that only descendants of Muhammad can be caliph?
What Byzantine (Roman) influences were adopted by Muslim architects?
What are domes and arches?
Who were the first four caliphs that succeeded Muhammad?
Who were (1) Abu Bakr, (2) Umar, (3) Uthman, and (4) Ali?
The Quran unites all Muslim in this one way.