A list of Jeopardy terms relating to the rise and spread of Islam.
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| 10324333 | Arabia | Peninsula on which the early Arabs lived | 0 | |
| 10324334 | Desert | Climate of the early Arabs' homeland | 1 | |
| 10324335 | Mecca | Birthplace of Muhammad | 2 | |
| 10324336 | Moors | Christians' term for the Muslim people who conquered Spain | 3 | |
| 10324337 | Herding | Major occupation of Arabian nomads | 4 | |
| 10324338 | Bedouins | Nomads of Arabia | 5 | |
| 10324339 | Medina | City to which Muhammad fled and established his leadership | 6 | |
| 10324340 | Mecca | City captured by Muhammad that became the center of Islam | 7 | |
| 10324341 | Red Sea | Body of water on the west coast of Arabia | 8 | |
| 10324342 | Africa | Continent whose northern border was conquered by the Arabs | 9 | |
| 10324343 | Spain | Western European country that became part of the Arab Empire | 10 | |
| 10324344 | Persian Empire | Empire to the east of Arabia taken over by the Arabs | 11 | |
| 10324345 | Byzantine Empire | Empire to the north of the Arab Empire extending from Asia Minor into Europe | 12 | |
| 10324346 | Palestine, Syria | Near Eastern countries to the north of Arabia taken over by the Arab Empire | 13 | |
| 10324347 | Egypt | African country to the west of Arabia that became part of the Arab Empire | 14 | |
| 10324348 | Tigris | River on which Baghdad was built | 15 | |
| 10324349 | Khadijah | Wealthy businesswoman who married Muhammad | 16 | |
| 10324350 | Yathrib | Original name of the city of Medina | 17 | |
| 10324351 | Damascus | New capital of the Umayyad caliphs, in Syria | 18 | |
| 10324352 | Baghdad | New capital built by the Abbasid caliphs | 19 | |
| 10324353 | Cordoba, Toledo | Spanish cities that were centers of learning under the Arabs | 20 | |
| 10324354 | Muhammad | Founder of the Arab Empire | 21 | |
| 10324355 | Generously, Tolerantly | How the Arabs treated people they conquered | 22 | |
| 10324356 | Arabic | Official language of the Arab Empire | 23 | |
| 10324357 | Caliph | Term for a successor of Muhammad | 24 | |
| 10324358 | Golden Age of Islam | The first 100 years in power of the Abbasids, 750-850 | 25 | |
| 10324359 | Camel Driver (Caravan Trader) | Muhammad's early profession | 26 | |
| 10324360 | Election | Method of choosing the first caliphs | 27 | |
| 10324361 | Heredity | How the title of caliph was passed on after the early caliphs | 28 | |
| 10324362 | Taxes | Source of income for the Arab Empire | 29 | |
| 10324363 | Battle of Tours | Battle in which the Arabs were turned back from their invasion of Europe (~_*732*_~) | 30 | |
| 10324364 | Fatimah | Muhammad's daughter | 31 | |
| 10324365 | Abu Bakr | Muhammad's loyal friend, follower, and first successor | 32 | |
| 10324366 | Ali | Muhammad's son-in-law, the last of the Rightly Guided Caliphs | 33 | |
| 10324367 | Hijrah | Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 | 34 | |
| 10324368 | Umayyad | Dynasty that ruled as hereditary caliphs for 90 years | 35 | |
| 10324369 | Shi'ites | Group of Muslims who favored caliphs chosen only from Muhammad's own family | 36 | |
| 10324370 | Sunnis | Group of Muslims who favored electing any eligible, pious Muslim as caliph | 37 | |
| 10324371 | Abbasids | Group that defeated the Umayyads to rule the empire | 38 | |
| 10324372 | Caliphates | Term for the three parts of the later empire | 39 | |
| 10324373 | Shari'a | Muslim body of law, incorporating religious, criminal, and civil matters | 40 | |
| 10324374 | Algebra | Type of mathematics invented by Muslim scholars | 41 | |
| 10324375 | Arabic Numerals | Type of numbers introduced to Europeans by Arab mathematicians | 42 | |
| 10324376 | Medicine | Health-care field in which Arabs excelled | 43 | |
| 10324377 | Living Creatures | Things that could not be pictured by Islamic artists | 44 | |
| 10324378 | Calligraphy | Artistic use of flowing Arabic script | 45 | |
| 10324379 | Alchemists | Muslim scientists who tried to turn tin and lead into silver and gold | 46 | |
| 10324380 | Astronomers | Muslim scientists who gave many stars their names | 47 | |
| 10324381 | Geographers | Muslim scientists who determined the earth might be round | 48 | |
| 10324382 | Arabian Nights ( Thousand and One Nights ) | Popular collection of Persian tales | 49 | |
| 10324383 | Spain | European country that became a point of contact for Europeans and Muslim culture | 50 | |
| 10324384 | Crusades | Events that brought Europeans into contact with Muslim culture | 51 | |
| 10324385 | Minarets | Slender towers built next to mosques | 52 | |
| 10324386 | Astrolabe | Navigation instrument perfected by Muslim scientists | 53 | |
| 10324387 | Canon on Medicine | Arab encyclopedia of medicine used in European medical schools for 500 years | 54 | |
| 10324388 | Omar Khayyam | Famed Persian scholar, astronomer, and poet, author of the Rubaiyat | 55 | |
| 10324389 | ( Mohammad ) al-Razi ( Avicenna ) | Great physician and author of collection of medical knowledge | 56 | |
| 10324390 | Steel Swords | Weapons from Damascus that became world famous | 57 | |
| 10324391 | Dome of the Rock | Revered Muslim shrine in Jerusalem built in the 600s using Byzantine domes and arches | 58 | |
| 10324392 | House of Wisdom | Library, academy, and translation center in Baghdad, a center for scholars | 59 | |
| 10324393 | Allah | The one God of Islam | 60 | |
| 10324394 | Qu'ran ( Koran ) | Muslim book of scriptures, the sacred word of God as revealed to Muhammad | 61 | |
| 10324395 | Masjid ( Mosque ) | Muslim house of worship | 62 | |
| 10324396 | Prophet | Muhammad's status | 63 | |
| 10324397 | Pork | Food forbidden to Muslims | 64 | |
| 10324398 | Liquor | Beverage forbidden to Muslims | 65 | |
| 10324399 | (Five) 5 | Number of times per day Muslims must pray | 66 | |
| 10324400 | Facing Mecca | Position in which Muslims must pray | 67 | |
| 10324401 | Almsgiving | Muslims must do this for the needy. | 68 | |
| 10324402 | Fast | What Muslims must do during the daylight hours of the holy month | 69 | |
| 10324403 | Mullah | Men learned in Islamic faith and law; A male religious teacher or leader | 70 | |
| 10324404 | Jews, Christians | Muhammad believed Allah was the same god that these two religious groups worshipped. | 71 | |
| 10324405 | Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca | 72 | |
| 10324406 | Angel Gabriel | Heavenly creature whose voice spoke to Muhammad | 73 | |
| 10324407 | Ka'ba | Holy shrine of Mecca that contains a sacred cubelike black structure | 74 | |
| 10324408 | "Submission to God" | What the word Islam means | 75 | |
| 10324409 | "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger" (prophet) | Islamic creed that Muslims must recite | 76 | |
| 10324410 | Imam | Muslim prayer leader | 77 | |
| 10324411 | Ramadan | Muslim holy month | 78 | |
| 10324412 | "One who submits" | Meaning of the word Muslim | 79 | |
| 10324413 | Hijrah | Event that marks the first year of the Muslim calendar | 80 |
