1. Islam and Empire E01
Mr. Mims

2. I was a one of the world’s greatest explorers
I was a one of the world’s greatest explorers. I traveled the known world for 24 years. Who am I?

3. What peninsula am I?

4. We are Arab nomads. Who are we?

5. You can find my source of water in the middle of a desert. What am I?

6. We are related by blood and marriage. What are we?

7. We travel in large groups together. What are we?

8. A belief in 1 god is called?

9. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are called ___________ic Religions

10. I am the name ‘God’ in Arabic. What is my name?

11. What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

12. We make an annual one to Mecca. What are we making?

13. The Arch Angel __________ delivered a message from God to me, ______________.

14. What was Hijrah?

15. I am the Holy Book of Islam. What am I?

16. I contain the traditions, words and actions of Muhammad. What book am I?

17. I am the Islamic law code. What book am I?

18. What is my name?
In which city am I located?

19. I am a house of worship for Muslims. What am I?

20. This is where Mohammad ascended to heaven. What is my name?

21. Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali were the first of these
Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali were the first of these. What was their common title?

22. After a schism in Islam. We were the two major groups
After a schism in Islam. We were the two major groups. * What sects are we? * Which of us is the majority?

23. The capital of our Islamic Dynasty was Damascus and the people that did not resist us are known as?

24. We spread from China to Spain. Our Dynasty’s capital was in Damascus
We spread from China to Spain. Our Dynasty’s capital was in Damascus. Who were we?

25. Caliphs appointed us as to help rule their large empire
Caliphs appointed us as to help rule their large empire. We were aristocratic nobles, similar to a prince. What was our title?

26. My Caliphate challenged our predecessors, invited them to a meeting and massacred all in attendance with only one escaping. Our capital was Baghdad. Who were we?

27. Although we may have had a bloody beginning, we reached a ‘Golden Age’ with advances in arts and sciences. Who were we?

28. What type of writing and art is displayed below?

29. After the ‘Golden Age’ we challenged the empire we lived in
After the ‘Golden Age’ we challenged the empire we lived in . We claimed descent from Muhammad’s daughter, Fatima, and set up our capital in Cairo. Who were we?

30. In 1055 we came from Central Asia as the Arab empire was weakening from within and captured Baghdad. We expanded our new empire towards Constantinople which began a series of attacks from Christian lands known as the Crusades. What people were we?

31. This was a Turkish Dynasty that founded their empire in Asia Minor
This was a Turkish Dynasty that founded their empire in Asia Minor. What empire am I?

32. The leaders of this Turkish Empire were known as?

33. My empire rose up in Persia, present day Iran. What empire was I?

34. Traders brought Islam to India
Traders brought Islam to India. What was the name of the empire set up by Muslim Mongols?

35. A new religion formed in India that was influenced by both Hinduism and Islam. What religion am I?

36. The old man pictured here had been dead for over 1,000 years, not from the Middle-East and did not teach these people – but the people did learn much from him. Who is he?

37. My name is Al – Kwarizmi. You study a subject that is called by its Arabic name that I calculated. What subject is it?

38. I am Ibn Sina, a Persian doctor who wrote a text that people around the world used as their main medical reference book for over 600 years. What book did I write?

39. What is the Arabic word for ‘marketplace’ where merchants bought and sold goods?

40. What is one of the most well-known books from Islamic culture that contains many romantic stories and fables?

41. What is the Islamic lifestyle that emphasizes controlling one’s desires, giving up worldly attachments, and seeking nearness to God?

42. What are these numerals known as?

43. What is the most famous of trade routes used to travel from Baghdad to China?