Exploring the Muslim World

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  1. 3. In this field, Muslims wrote books about animals' bodies.
  2. 7. Muslims believe that they do God's work, reveal to prophets, and observe and record deeds of each human being.
  3. 8. He was sent to the desert to learn traditional Arab values.
  4. 10. Muslims learned how about paper from these people.
  5. 12. The art of beautiful handwriting.
  6. 13. For Muslims, ________ is the word for God and the center of life.
  7. 16. The belief in one God.
  8. 17. These are used for Muslims to wash their bodies before prayer.
  9. 20. During Ramadan, Muslims ____ until sunset.
  10. 21. Muhammad delivered his __________ in 632 (two words).
  11. 22. He realized that infections were caused by bacteria.
  12. 25. Took care of Muhammad when Muhammad's parents died (two words).
  13. 26. The _________ is where Muhammad went to Jerusalem, prayed with earlier prophets, and met God (two words).
  14. 28. This was built by Abraham in the city of Makkah.
  15. 29. This device allowed people to identify the direction in which they traveled.
  16. 34. This was the art of stems, leaves, flowers, and tendrils in repeating patterns.
  17. 35. The shared language among Muslim lands.
  18. 38. Means "those who surrender to God".
  19. 39. Came to Muhammad when Muhammad was meditating in a cave.
  20. 41. Provides commands to perform declaration of faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and making pilgrimages.
  21. 42. Muslim scholars used _____ and logic to prove important truths.
  22. 43. Through this field of study, Muslims discovered that Earth rotates like a spinning top.
  23. 44. A talented musician and singer from Baghdad who developed a music schooling 822.
  24. 46. The body of Islamic law.
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  1. 1. Arabs lived a ________ life during the time of Muhammad's birth.
  2. 2. This was a game of strategy that symbolized war.
  3. 3. The third pillar that apples to charity.
  4. 4. A device for computing time based on the location of the sun or the stars.
  5. 5. ______ were important t medieval Muslims because they were trade goods.
  6. 6. The spreading of ideas and ways of life (two words).
  7. 9. The struggle inside and the world as they want to please God.
  8. 11. During the pilgrimage to Makkah, Muslims cast stones at pillars that represent _____.
  9. 14. These were learning centers for doctors in training.
  10. 15. It was one way to draw closer to God.
  11. 18. Muslims were only _____ miles off on the circumference of the Earth.
  12. 19. A prosperous city during the time of Muhmmad's birth.
  13. 20. It took a over 100,000 architects, workers, ad craftspeople _____ years to build Baghdad.
  14. 22. The name of one of al-Khwarizmi's books that was important to mathematics.
  15. 23. When Jews and Christians ask for donations, they are called ______.
  16. 24. This game shows wealth because horses were status symbols.
  17. 25. Christians, Jews, and Muslims all trace their origins to this person.
  18. 27. The holy city for Muslims.
  19. 30. During this procedure, doctors removed limbs, took out tumors, or cleared cataracts from the eye.
  20. 31. The pilgrimage to Makkah that is the fifth pillar.
  21. 32. The Indian concept of _____ was important to calculations and helped to make numbers larger.
  22. 33. The second pillar of Islam and represents the daily ritual prayer.
  23. 36. The holy book of Islam.
  24. 37. Muslims pray _______ times a day.
  25. 40. The first to translate to Islam.
  26. 45. Sometimes these were used to dull a patients pain or put them to sleep before surgery.