§upa - Jeopardy Terms - 10 - The Rise and Spread of Islam
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SupaComputa on September 16, 2008
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ap world histor, world history, jeopardy, terms, supa, islam
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A list of Jeopardy terms relating to the rise and spread of Islam.
Classes:
World History Russman, AP World History - Garrett
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Arabia | Peninsula on which the early Arabs lived |
| Desert | Climate of the early Arabs' homeland |
| Mecca | Birthplace of Muhammad |
| Moors | Christians' term for the Muslim people who conquered Spain |
| Herding | Major occupation of Arabian nomads |
| Bedouins | Nomads of Arabia |
| Medina | City to which Muhammad fled and established his leadership |
| Mecca | City captured by Muhammad that became the center of Islam |
| Red Sea | Body of water on the west coast of Arabia |
| Africa | Continent whose northern border was conquered by the Arabs |
| Spain | Western European country that became part of the Arab Empire |
| Persian Empire | Empire to the east of Arabia taken over by the Arabs |
| Byzantine Empire | Empire to the north of the Arab Empire extending from Asia Minor into Europe |
| Palestine, Syria | Near Eastern countries to the north of Arabia taken over by the Arab Empire |
| Egypt | African country to the west of Arabia that became part of the Arab Empire |
| Tigris | River on which Baghdad was built |
| Khadijah | Wealthy businesswoman who married Muhammad |
| Yathrib | Original name of the city of Medina |
| Damascus | New capital of the Umayyad caliphs, in Syria |
| Baghdad | New capital built by the Abbasid caliphs |
| Cordoba, Toledo | Spanish cities that were centers of learning under the Arabs |
| Muhammad | Founder of the Arab Empire |
| Generously, Tolerantly | How the Arabs treated people they conquered |
| Arabic | Official language of the Arab Empire |
| Caliph | Term for a successor of Muhammad |
| Golden Age of Islam | The first 100 years in power of the Abbasids, 750-850 |
| Camel Driver (Caravan Trader) | Muhammad's early profession |
| Election | Method of choosing the first caliphs |
| Heredity | How the title of caliph was passed on after the early caliphs |
| Taxes | Source of income for the Arab Empire |
| Battle of Tours | Battle in which the Arabs were turned back from their invasion of Europe (~_732_~) |
| Fatimah | Muhammad's daughter |
| Abu Bakr | Muhammad's loyal friend, follower, and first successor |
| Ali | Muhammad's son-in-law, the last of the Rightly Guided Caliphs |
| Hijrah | Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 |
| Umayyad | Dynasty that ruled as hereditary caliphs for 90 years |
| Shi'ites | Group of Muslims who favored caliphs chosen only from Muhammad's own family |
| Sunnis | Group of Muslims who favored electing any eligible, pious Muslim as caliph |
| Abbasids | Group that defeated the Umayyads to rule the empire |
| Caliphates | Term for the three parts of the later empire |
| Shari'a | Muslim body of law, incorporating religious, criminal, and civil matters |
| Algebra | Type of mathematics invented by Muslim scholars |
| Arabic Numerals | Type of numbers introduced to Europeans by Arab mathematicians |
| Medicine | Health-care field in which Arabs excelled |
| Living Creatures | Things that could not be pictured by Islamic artists |
| Calligraphy | Artistic use of flowing Arabic script |
| Alchemists | Muslim scientists who tried to turn tin and lead into silver and gold |
| Astronomers | Muslim scientists who gave many stars their names |
| Geographers | Muslim scientists who determined the earth might be round |
| Arabian Nights ( Thousand and One Nights ) | Popular collection of Persian tales |
| Spain | European country that became a point of contact for Europeans and Muslim culture |
| Crusades | Events that brought Europeans into contact with Muslim culture |
| Minarets | Slender towers built next to mosques |
| Astrolabe | Navigation instrument perfected by Muslim scientists |
| Canon on Medicine | Arab encyclopedia of medicine used in European medical schools for 500 years |
| Omar Khayyam | Famed Persian scholar, astronomer, and poet, author of the Rubaiyat |
| ( Mohammad ) al-Razi ( Avicenna ) | Great physician and author of collection of medical knowledge |
| Steel Swords | Weapons from Damascus that became world famous |
| Dome of the Rock | Revered Muslim shrine in Jerusalem built in the 600s using Byzantine domes and arches |
| House of Wisdom | Library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad, a center for scholars |
| Allah | The one God of Islam |
| Qu'ran ( Koran ) | Muslim book of scriptures, the sacred word of God as revealed to Muhammad |
| Masjid ( Mosque ) | Muslim house of worship |
| Prophet | Muhammad's status |
| Pork | Food forbidden to Muslims |
| Liquor | Beverage forbidden to Muslims |
| (Five) 5 | Number of times per day Muslims must pray |
| Facing Mecca | Position in which Muslims must pray |
| Almsgiving | Muslims must do this for the needy. |
| Fast | What Muslims must do during the daylight hours of the holy month |
| Mullah | Men learned in Islamic faith and law; A male religious teacher or leader |
| Jews, Christians | Muhammad believed Allah was the same god that these two religious groups worshipped. |
| Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Angel Gabriel | Heavenly creature whose voice spoke to Muhammad |
| Ka'ba | Holy shrine of Mecca that contains a sacred cubelike black structure |
| "Submission to God" | What the word Islam means |
| "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger" (prophet) | Islamic creed that Muslims must recite |
| Imam | Muslim prayer leader |
| Ramadan | Muslim holy month |
| "One who submits" | Meaning of the word Muslim |
| Hijrah | Event that marks the first year of the Muslim calendar |
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