| A | B |
|---|
| Omar Khayyam | author of the Rubaiyat |
| Ibn-Rushd | philosopher who studied Aristotle's work |
| Algebra | an Islamic achievement |
| Astrolabe | used in navigation |
| zero | achievement Islamic civilization |
| Ibn-Khaldun | a famous historian sought a scientific basis for social and political factors that determined history |
| Arabian Nights | collection of folk tales, fables, and romances. |
| Muqaddimah | Introduction to History by Ibn-Khaldun |
| Qu'ran | Islamic holy war, considered their great literary work |
| Samarra | the minaret at this site is nearly 90 feet tall. |
| Arabic numerals | In Europe, the numerical system of India became known as the Arabic system |
| House of Wisdom | Baghdad library |
| Minaret | tower in a mosque |
| Arabesque | geometric pattern decorations |
| Ibn Sina | he wrote a medical encyclopedia |
| Morocco | Western extent of caravan routes |
| Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, Cordoba, Constantinople | Islamic capital cities surpassed European cities |
| Palaces and mosques | most impressive buildings |
| bazaar | covered market |
| inspectors | enforced high standards in the bazaar |
| Abbasids | Islamic rulers of Baghdad |
| Arabs linked 3 continents by trading with | China, Byzantium, and India |
| dowry | gift of money or property |
| Fatmids | Islamic rulers of Cairo |
| Cordoba | capital of Umayyad Spain |
| Slaves | not equal, often soldiers, not Muslim |
| Women's rights | allowed to divorce, own and inherit property, not be caliph |
