| A | B |
| Africa, Europe, Asia | The Arabian Peninsula |
| nomadic herders who lived in the desert | Bedouins |
| Bedouins ideals would become part of this way of life | Islamic |
| Petra, Palmyra,Mecca | Centers of Trade |
| This place was considered a religious center | Mecca |
| faith, prayer,alms, fasting, pilgrimage | The Five Pillars |
| Who heard the voice of the angel Gabriel who told this person he would be a messenger of God? | Muhammad |
| This group is still waiting for Messiah | Jews |
| rise of independent Mulsim states/dominance of smaller regions by local leaders | factors that threatenedto break up the Muslim Empire |
| they defended and expanded Islam. Many conquered people choose to convert ot Islam. Convert or die. | Muhammad's early successors |
| al-jabr | algebra |
| Who worked to preserve scientific learning? | Muslims |
| religion, language, trade and the economy | Factors that helped hold the Muslim Empire together |