| A | B |
|---|
| holiest city of Islam | Mecca |
| holy scripture of Islam | The Quran |
| where Islam began | Arabian Peninsula |
| geographic barriers that Islam overcame | great distances, deserts, mountains |
| Muhammad | received messages from Gabriel |
| meaning of Islam | submission to Allah |
| Arab nomadic herders | Bedouins |
| pray 5 times a day | Salat |
| charity for the poor | Zakat |
| fertile area in the desert | oasis |
| Muhammad | destroyed the idols in the Kaaba |
| no official priests in early Islam | each individual judged themself |
| founder of Islam | Muhammad |
| Mosque | Muslim place of worship |
| influences on daily Islamic life | Five Pillars of Faith |
| Muslims do not eat or drink | during Ramadan |
| Arabic | language of the Muslim Empire |
| shrine that housed statues of Gods | Kaaba |
| renamed Medina | Yathrib |
| Sawm | fasting |
| Shahada | profess that Allah is the one and only God |
| split of Islam | Sunni and Shi'a |
| Unite all Arab people under Islam | Gabriel's message to Muhammad |
| teachings of Islam | monotheism, Qu'ran, Life after death |
| Muslim calendar | first begins while Muhammad is in Medina |
| believer in Islam | Muslim |
| trade city and home of the Kaaba | the city of Mecca |
| Hajj | journey to Mecca |
| The Qu'ran | seen as the direct words from Allah |
