A | B |
Muhammad | Founder of Islam |
Islam | A major world religion whose followers are called Muslims |
Mecca and Medina | Holy cities in Islam |
monotheism | Islam believes in one god, it is a ________________ religion. |
Allah | Arabic word for god |
Qur'an/Koran | Holy book of Islam |
Five Pillars of Islam | The five important duties that a Muslim must do. |
Sunni and Shi'a | Branches of Islam |
Jerusalem and Damascus | Two cities conquered by the Muslims |
Battle of Tours | A battle in France where the Muslims were defeated by the Franks and driven back to Spain. |
Baghdad | This city became the capital of the Islamic Empire and then fell to the Mongols. |
Byzantine and Persian Empires | Two empires that grew weak and the Islamic Empires conquered much of their territory. |
Arab language and religion | These two things were shared by the people who lived in the Islamic Empires. |
Dome of the Rock |  |
Mosaics |  |
Calligraphy |  |
Islamic University at Timbuktu in Mali, Africa |  |