Muhammad
Islam
Arabian Empire
Characters!
Byzantines
100

Muhammad's birthplace. First capital of Islamic state.

Mecca

100

What does Islam mean in arabic?

Submission

100

The Arabian Empire took the Northern half of which continent in a matter of 20 years?

Africa

100

Who halts Arabic expansion in France?

Charles Martel

100

Which system split the people into districts with generals ruling?

Theme

200

Which angel came to Muhammad in the cave to deliver Allah's messages?

Gabriel

200

What is the Holy Book of Islam called?

Koran
200
Which battle halts the Arabian push into Europe?

Battle of Tours

200

Where does Abd-al Rahman flee after his family is massacred?

Spain

200

Who begins to take power away from the Byzantine emperors before the fall?

Landlords

300

Muhammad does not destroy the Kaaba because which man built it?

Kaaba

300

The successors of Muhammad were called............ (Religious/political leaders)

Caliphs

300

Which group of Muslims overthrew Ali?

Bonus: where did they move the capital?

Umayyads

300

Who defeats the Persians and returns the cross of Jesus?

Heraclius
300

Which group overthrows the Byzantines?

Seljuk Turks

400

What was Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina officially called? Bonus: How long?

Hijra

270 miles

400

Name all 5 pillars of Islam!

Declaration of faith

Obligatory Prayer

Compulsory Giving

Ramadan

Hajj

400

Which group over takes Damascus and moves the capital to Baghdad?

Abbasids

400

Who instituted Iconoclasm?

Leo III

400

What weapon did Leo III use to defeat the Muslims?

Greek fire

500

Which man from Mecca surrenders to Muhammad's forces?

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb

500

Which religion set forth by a persian monk did not see the same success as Islam?

Zoroastrianism

500

Which two Islamic groups split due to a political disagreement?

Sunnis & Shiites

500

Who seized power after the death of Justinian?

Phocas

500

Where does the Byzantine emperor get captured? (City)

Manzikert