| A | B |
|---|
| Religion that originated in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th Century | Islam |
| Preacher/Prophet born in Mecca in 570 A.D. | Muhammed |
| Muslim holy book | Koran |
| The duties of all good Muslims | Five pillars |
| Followers of Islam are called | Muslims |
| Muhammed was born in this city and began to preach here | Mecca |
| Muslim calendar begins: marks flight/exile of Muhammed | 622 A.D. |
| The Muslim holy month | Ramadan |
| City Muhammed relocated to & bluilt support for his religion (City of the Prophet) | Medina |
| Name of the God of the Muslims | Allah |
| Nomadic herders who lived in tribes on the Arabian Peninsula | Bedouins |
| Title held by the tribal chiefs in Arabia | Sheikh |
| Arabian Peninsula's holiest shrine located in Mecca | Kaaba |
| Muhammed's employer and later his wife | Khadija |
| Muhammed's flight to Medina after his exile from Mecca | Hijrah |
| Rules of Islam written by scholars into a code of law | Shari'ah |
| Muslim house of worship | Mosque |
| Tall, thin towers that are used to call Muslims to prayer | Minarets |
| Charles Martel stopped the spread of Islam in this battle | Tours |
| Five Pillars of Islam | Face East & pray 5 times/day, Give alms to poor, Fast during daytime hours of Ramadan, Make trip to Mecca once in lifetime |
| Acts of charity for the poor | Alms |
| Islam spread rapidly due to these holy wars | Jihad |
| The title given to the leaders of the Muslim empire after the death of Muhammed | Caliph |
| Religious journey or pilgrimage to Mecca | Hajj |
| A Muslim prayer leader | Imam |
| Marketplace in Middle Eastern cities | Bazaar |
| Muslim research center started in 830 A.D. in Baghdad | House of Wisdom |
| Capital of the Umayyad Dynasty moved from Medina to city in Syria | Damascus |
| Built as the capital of the Abbassis Dynasty located on the Tiber River | Baghdad |
| Form of detailed handwriting used by Muslims as an art form | Calligraphy |
| Spanish Jew who fled to Egypt; wrote the Mishine Torah | Moses Maimonides |
| Muhammed's father in law who become the first Caliph of the Muslim Empire | Abu Bakr |
| Muslim chemist & physician who classified chemical substances as vegetable, animal & mineral | Al-Razi |
| Famous Arab Muslim poet; wrote Rubaiyat | Omar Khayyam |
| A collection of stories from the Muslim world | Arabian Nights |
