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This person was visited by the Archangel Gabriel in a cave outside of Mecca

Who was the Prophet Muhammed.

100

This is the Prophet's hometown.

What is Mecca?

100

Arabic word for God

What is Allah?

100

This is the name given to the tool to identify stars and time.

What is an astrolabe?

100

Who was Omar Khayyam?

What is an astronomer or writer?

200

This was the title given to a ruler of the Islamic kingdoms.

What was a Caliph?

200

This ancient Iraqi city became a great center of learning during the Golden Age of Islam.

What is Baghdad?

200

How many times per day are Muslims required to pray?

What is five times per day?

200

This is the term given to Islamic laws and regulations.

What is Sharia?

200

Book that includes Sinbad?

What is a Thousand and One Nights Tales?

300

This man was the successor to the Prophet Muhammed after his death.

Who was Abu Bakr?

300

This is the name given to an Islamic place of worship.

What is a mosque?

300

Word that means giving to the poor

What is charity?

300

These three prophets are represented in both the Qu'ran and the Holy Bible.

Who are Jesus, Moses and Abraham?

300

Who was Al-Khwarizmi?

What is a mathematician (invented Algebra)?

400

Who was the founder of the Empire of Mali? 

Who was Sundiata?

400

What river runs through West Africa and was important for trade?

What is the Niger River?

400

When are Muslims required to fast?

What is Ramadan?

400

What were the two main items traded in the West African Trading Kingdoms?

What is gold and salt?

400
Man who influenced medicine for centuries in the Middle East and Europe.

Who was Ibn Sina?

500

Who was the founder of the Kingdom of Songhai?

Who was Sunni Ali?

500

This is the site of a great mosque in Spain.

What is Cordoba?

500

Name given for fancy writing.

What is calligraphy?

500

What is the largest group of Muslims called? Remember, they believe that any faithful Muslim can be caliph.

Who are Sunni Muslims?

500

Tall, thin towers

What is a minaret?