The World of Islam

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  1. 2. /This what is you are called if you practice the religion of Islam
  2. 6. /This is what the journey Muhammad and followers took to Madinah is called
  3. 7. /Son in law of Muhammad
  4. 9. /Many gods
  5. 14. /A rich widow that married Muhammad
  6. 15. /An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars
  7. 18. /Known for his outstanding virtue-only using force when necessary
  8. 20. /Divine truths
  9. 21. /This person is known as God’s prophet
  10. 22. /A new Muslim ruler that took control of Egypt and made himself a sultan
  11. 23. /Move around a lot
  12. 25. /The most famous part of the Samarra mosque
  13. 27. /Lived in 14th century, devoted his time to the study and writing of history
  14. 29. /Christian and Islamic states feared and disliked each other
  15. 32. /Pastoral, horse-riding people who swept out of the Gobi in the 13th century
  16. 33. /To change the form or appearance of
  17. 35. /Where the Islamic palace Alhambra is located
  18. 38. /Mongols captured Persia and Mesopotamia ending the Abbasid caliphate at Baghdad
  19. 40. /Muslim houses of worship
  20. 42. /Where The Great Mosque is located
  21. 44. /A person chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders to rule a tribe
  22. 46. /This is the part of the 5 Pillars of Islam that is called Hajj in Arabic
  23. 49. /a council headed by a prime minister
  24. 50. /Arabs in the desert
  25. 52. /This is the part of the 5 Pillars of Islam that is called Slyamm in Arabic
  26. 55. /Was recognized by the Arabs as a supreme god
  27. 58. /A gift of money or property
  28. 59. /The governor of Syria and one of Ali’s chief rivals and became caliph
  29. 60. /Where the Battle of Tours happens in 732
  30. 64. dynasty /This was established when Mu’awiyah made the office of caliph hereditary in his own family
  31. 65. /Finest example of the Islamic palace
  32. 66. /A capital city located on the Tigris River
  33. 67. /This is the part of the 5 Pillars of Islam that is called Shahaadatayn in Arabic
  34. 68. /Group of people that moved around in search of water and food
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  1. 1. Stone /A massive black meteorite that all tribes worshiped
  2. 3. /Calls the faithful to prayer five times a day from the minaret
  3. 4. /This is the part of the 5 Pillars of Islam that is called Zakaah in Arabic
  4. 5. /A successor of Muhammad as spiritual and temporal leader of the Muslims
  5. 8. /One god
  6. 10. /Where the new center of Islamic civilization became in Egypt
  7. 11. /Known as the city of the prophet
  8. 12. /“struggle in the way of God”
  9. 13. /Early collection of Muhammads sayings
  10. 16. Sina /Philosopher and scientist, wrote a medical encyclopedia
  11. 17. /Second capital of the Arab Empire
  12. 19. /“holder of power”
  13. 24. al-Rashid /His reign as a caliph is described as the golden age of the Abbasid caliphate
  14. 25. /Located in Africa next to the country of Tunisa, Africa and Granada, Spain
  15. 26. Khan /Led Mongol armies across central Asia
  16. 28. /Decorations that were repeated over and over in geometric patterns
  17. 29. /Collected and edited into a volume
  18. 30. Peninsula /A desert land sorely lacking in rivers and lakes
  19. 31. /The Black Stone has been placed in this central shrine
  20. 34. /Directed toward the interests of a particular group
  21. 36. /Located in the Arabian Peninsula
  22. 37. /Where Muhammad and followers leave for in 622
  23. 39. /Diminished or destroyed by degrees
  24. 41. /The holy book of Islam
  25. 43. Khayyam /Wrote the Rubaiyat and The 1001 Nights
  26. 45. /Son of Ali, leads a revolt against the Umayyads in 680
  27. 47. /Lived in Cordoba and wrote a commentary on all of Aristotle’s surviving works
  28. 48. Bakr /He was a wealthy merchant and Muhammad’s father in law
  29. 51. /Means “peace through submission to the will of Allah”
  30. 53. /This provides believers with a set of laws that regulates their daily lives
  31. 54. /The capital of Umayyad Spain
  32. 56. Turks /nomadic people from central Asia, they converted to Islam
  33. 57. /Group of people that played a big role in trade from the Mediterranean & the Red Sea Caspian /A body of water surrounded by land by Iraq and Persia, a sea
  34. 61. The angel that told Muhammad to recite what he had heard
  35. 62. /A covered market
  36. 63. /This is the part of the 5 Pillars of Islam that is called Salaah in Arabic