1. Islam Review
Global Studies

2. crier who calls the faithful to prayer
MUEZZIN

3. Muslim temple or house of worship
mosque

4. Money or property given to the bride by her husband in Islamic society
dowry

5. journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah
Hijrah

6. “struggle in the way of God”
jihad

7. ruler of Islam
caliph

8. Turkish ruler
sultan

9. wrote commentaries on the works of Aristotle
Ibn Rushd

10. nomads who became the first practicing Muslims
Bedouins

11. successor to Muhammad
Abu Bakr

12. Islamic rulers of Baghdad
Abbasids

13. Abraham had two sons. Which son do Arabs trace their ancestry through?
Ishmael

14. Islamic rulers of Cairo
Fatimids

15. According to Muslim teachings, who did Muhammad receive revelations from Allah through?
the angel Gabriel

16. leader of an Arab tribe
sheikh

17. Established the Umayyad dynasty
Mu’awiyah

18. According to the Qu’ran, should women have equal political and social rights?
yes

19. What Muslim leader ended the Crusades when he took control of Jerusalem?
Saladin

20. a law code that provides believers with a set of practical laws to regulate their daily lives.
Shari’ah

21. What dynasty replaced the Umayyads?
Abbasids

22. Followers of Islam
MUSLIMS

23. Who wrote the Rubaiyat?
Omar Khayyám

24. a covered market
bazzar

25. the council that advised the caliph was led by a prime minister known as
vizier

26. Series of wars between Christians and Muslims during the Middle Ages
Crusades

27. a pilgrimage to Makkah
hajj

28. According to Islamic belief, who is Muhammad?
the prophet of Allah

29. What event marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar?
Hijrah

30. For Muslims, obeying Allah’s will means following
The Five Pillars of Islam

31. What weaknesses caused resentment to grow against the Umayyads?
Struggles for succession
Split between Shiite and Sunni Muslims
Struggles between Arab and Non-Arab Muslims

32. What is the second pillar of Islam?
prayer

33. What pillar of Islam involves giving alms?
charity

34. Follow the descendants of the Umayyads
Sunni

35. Which pillar of Islam commands Muslims to refrain from eating or drinking from dawn to dusk during Ramadan?
Fasting

36. Abbasid capital
Baghdad

37. What is the holy book of Islam?
Qu’ran

38. “Submission to the will of Allah”
ISLAM

39. The pillar that states “there is no god, but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger.”
Belief

40. Follow only the descendants of Ali
Shiite