Definitions
Design made of small coloured pieces of stone or tiles
Mosaic
Founded the worlds first university.
Fatima al-Fihiri.
The holy book of Islam.
Koran
They made valuable products, mainly to trade: textiles, jewellery, weapons etc.
Artisans
Arabic Writing
Calligraphy
Monarchy in which the throne passes from one member of a ruling family to another.
Hereditary Monarchy
Wrote The Canon, Key to Medieval medicine.
Avicenna
Their capital, centre of trade routes, and place of worship.
Mecca.
The most important trade route from China.
Silk Road
The main Muslim buildings that were religious temples.
Mosques
Person who disagreed with the teachings of the church.
Heretic
Viking who settled in France.
Rollo
Believing in one God.
Monotheistic
The highest political, religious and military authority.
Caliph
Name one of the professions women could do.
Midwifery (assisting with births) and dancing.
Lands a lord controlled.
Fiefdom
Had an important role in stopping the Nika Rebellion in the greatest times of the Byzantine Empire.
Theodora
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
1. beliefe in one god
2. Praying
3. Giving charity
4. Fasting
5. Going to Mecca
Ministers who were in charge of tax collection and the government.
Viziers
They spread knowledge and technology across the three known continents. Name an important advancements they made:
astronomy, mathematics, medicine.
Military building which was a fortified palace that soldiers protected.
Citadel
Converted the Slavs.
Saint Cyril
Under Muhammad's Successors, Islam extended to...
From the Iberian Peninsula to India.
The currency of the Caliphate.
Gold Dinar and the Silver Dirham
Monumental tombs
Mausoleums