| A | B |
|---|
| ISLAM | A RELIGION BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF MUHAMMAD |
| OASIS | A GREEN AREA IN A DESERT FED BY UNDERGROUND WATER |
| SHEIKH | THE LEADER OF AN ARAB TRIBE |
| CARAVAN | A GROUP OF TRAVELING MERCHANTS AND ANIMALS |
| QURAN | THE HOLY BOOK OF ISLAM |
| SHARI'AH | ISLAMIC CODE OF LAW |
| CALIPH | A MUSLIM LEADER |
| SUNNI | GROUP OF MUSLIMS WHO ACCEPTED THE RULE OF THE UMAYYAD CALIPHS |
| SHIA | GROUP OF MUSLIMS WHO BELEIVED THE DESCENDANTS OF ALI SHOULD RULE |
| SULTAN | SELJUK LEADER |
| MOSQUE | A MUSLIM HOUSE OF WORSHIP |
| BAZAAR | A MARKETPLACE |
| ASTROLABE | A TOOL THAT HELPS SAILORS NAVIGATE BY THE POSITION OF THE STARS |
| MINARET | THE TOWER OF A MOSQUE FRM WHICH MUSLIMS ARE CALLED TO PRAYER |
| MUHAMMAD THE FOUNDER OF ISLAM IS BORN | c.A.D 570 |
| MUHAMMAD GOES TO MADINAH | c. A.D 622 |
| UMAYYADS ESTABLISH DAMASCUS AS CAPITAL | c.A.D. 661 |
| BAGHDAD IS CENTER OF ISLAMIC CULTURE | c. A.D.800 |
| AL-RAZI WRITE MEDICAL TEXTS | c. A.D. 900 |
| MONGOLS BURN BAGHDAD | c.A.D. 1258 |
| SULEIMAN I RULES OTTOMAN EMPIRE | c. .A.D. 1500 |
