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5896034943When and where was Muhammed born?570 AD in Mecca0
5896034944What was Muhammed's original occupation?Merchant1
5896034945When and where was Muhammad visited by Gabriel?While meditating in a cave near Mecca2
5896034946What is the Qu'ran composed of?114 suras, or chapters, about the revelations Muhammad received.3
5896034947Name 3 of the Islamic prophetsAbraham, Isaac, and Jesus4
5896034948Did the Arabs descend from Ishmael or Isaac?Ishmael5
5896034949People of the BookJews, Christians, and Muslims6
5896034950Characteristics of the BedouinNomadic tribes in the desert, polytheistic7
5896034951What does Islam mean?"Surrender" to God8
5896034952Five Pillars of IslamThe Testimony, Daily Prayer, Almsgiving, Fasting, and the Pilgrimage9
5896034953What aren't Muslims allowed to eat/drink?Pork and alcohol10
5896034954Limit to number of wives411
5896034955Who established the law code?The Ulama scholars12
5896034956What is the law code called?Shari'a Law13
5896034957What is the Hadith?A collection of Muhammad's sayings14
58960349583 Holy cities of IslamMecca, Medina, and Jerusalem15
5896034959What is the Dome of the Rock on the site of?Where Muhammed ascended to heaven for a conversation with the prophets16
5896034960What is the Hejira?Muhammed's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 Marks beginning of Muslim calendar17
58960349612 options for successor of Muhammed1. A relative of Muhammed (Ali) 2. Someone capable but not related (Abu Bakr)18
5896034962Person next in line after Abu BakrUmar19
5896034963Caliph after UmarUthman20
5896034964Who became caliph when Ali died?Muawiya21
5896034965Festival that commemorates the battle of Karbala in which Muhammed's grandson was killedAshura22
5896034966Capital of first Islamic caliphateDamascus23
5896034967What did Muslims call Spain?Al Andaluz24
5896034968Capital of Al AndaluzCórdoba25
5896034969What happened at the Battle of Tours?Abd al Rahman defeated by army of Franks led by Charles Martel26
5896034970AverroesPhilosopher27
5896034971AvicennaMedicine, considered "Greatest genius of Islamic Golden Age"28
5896034972Alhazen"Father of Optics"29
5896034973What happened in 1492?Ferdinand and Isabella captured Granada in Spain, ending Islamic Golden Age30
5896034974ReconquistaGradual destruction of Muslim power and culture in Spain.31
58960349751st caliphateUmayyad Caliphate32
58960349762nd CaliphateAbbasid Caliphate33
5896034977Capital of Abbasid caliphateBaghdad34
5896034978Who took over the Abbasids?Seljuk Turks35
5896034979Who besieged Baghdad in 1258?The Mongols36
5896079251Intellectual "research facility" in BaghdadHouse of Wisdom37
5896079252First great Muslim architectural achievement?Dome of the Rock38
58960792532 major intellectual concepts the Muslims brought to EuropeThe concept of zero and the works of Aristotle.39
5896079254Name 2 architectural achievements of CórdobaThe Alhambra (palace) and the Great Mosque of Córdoba40

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