| A | B |
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| according to Zaid in the play, nothing is more important to an Arab than | Family and Clan |
| Greek Philosopher that was especially admired by the Moors | Aristotle |
| the holy book of Islam | Quran (Koran) |
| a place in the desert that has water, plants, and trees | Oasis |
| a holy war | Jihad |
| became the largest and richest towns along trade routes in Arabia | Mecca/Makkah |
| Pillars of Hercules is now called the | Straits of Gibralter |
| a successful man named ________________________ was visited by an angel and given instructions to preach Islam | Muhammad |
| Muhammad was given Instructions to preach ________________ | Islam |
| Islam means, " surrendering to the will of _____________" | Allah |
| "city of the Prophet" | Madinah |
| Why was Khadija called the "Pure One" | She fed and clothed the poor |
| What did Moors learn about medicine that we still think is important? | importance of cleanliness, diagnosis, and the uses and effects of drugs |
| What does "Bedouin" mean | "desert dweller" |
| the head of a tribe | sheikh |
| a group of traveling merchants | caravan |
| Belief, Prayer, Fasting, Charity, and Pilgrimage | 5 Pillars of Islam |
| How did Geography shape the Arab way of life? | desert, coastline, and Oases |
| What did Muhammad teach? | only worship Allah, all people were equal, and God would reward the good and punish the evil |
| Why were the Arabs Successful Conquerors? | good on horseback and swords, motivated by their religion, believed anyone who died fighting for Islam would go to paradise, let others practice their religion |
| ruler(s) after Muhammad died | caliph |
| a goup of people who believed all caliphs should be from the Umayyad Dynasty | Sunni |
| a group of people who believed all caliphs should be related to Muhammad | Shiite |
| the Seljuk ruler; "holder of power" | sultan |
| How did Arabs spread their religion through trade? | by setting up trading posts/stores and teaching Islam |
| What is the difference between a Shiite and Sunni Muslim? | they disagree on how they should decide who the caliph is |
| How did Constantinople change in 1453? | named changed to Istanbul and became the center of the Arab empire |
| (T or F) Arabs required all of the people they conquered to practice Islam? | (False) They allowed the people they conquered to practice their religion |
| country that includes more Muslims than any other nation in the world | Indonesia |
| muslim group that spent their time praying and teaching Islam | Sufi/Sufis |
| Muslim house of worship | mosque |
| a marketplace | bazaar |
| tower on a mosque | minaret |
| a person who calls believers to prayer five times a day | crier |
| what contributions did the Muslims make in Math? | Algebra and borrowed symbols 0-9, |
| What was Muslim society like? | based on power and wealth |
| Muslim contributions in Science | Chemistry (Al-Razi), perfected Astrolabe, Ibn Sina showed how diseases spread from person to person |
| Muslim contributions in Culture | Alhambra (famous Muslim Palace), Taj Mahal built at Agra, Stories of the Arabian Nights (Aladdin), history Ibn Khaldun "all civilizations Rise, grow, and then fall", Rubaiyat (one of the finest poems) |
| considered one of the world's most beautiful buildings | Taj Mahal |
| 1 out of every _______________ people in the world is Muslim | 6 |
