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| -city where Mohammed formed the first community of practicing Muslims |
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| -Abbasisd capital called the "City of Peace" |
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| -angel who gave revelations to Muhammad |
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| -Arabs who lived in the desert rather than in towns |
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| -struggle in the 'way of God' |
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| -secular and spiritual leader of an Islamic |
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| -wrote a medical encyclopedia that stressed contagious nature of diseases |
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| -Muslim crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day |
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| -Muslim historian who wrote Muqaddimah (Introduction to History) |
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| -created by a ninth-century Arab mathematician |
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| -perfected by the Muslims; later city helped European sailors |
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| -ruler of Arab tribes, chosen from council of elders |
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| -pilgrimage to Makkah all Muslims were encouraged to take |
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| -code of laws developed by Muslim scholars |
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| -Muslim group which accepted only descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam |
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| -most of the Muslims in the world are this group |
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| -caliph who was known for charity and his support of artists and writers |
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| -council headed by prime minister; acted as advisors to the caliph |
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| -Muslim ruler who took control of Egypt and made himself sultan |
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| -the rise of this group in Egypt led to trade shift to Cairo |
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| -covered market which was an important part of every Muslim city or town |
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| -gift of money or property given at marriage |
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| -Muslim crier who called faithful to prayer five times a day |
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| -fine Muslim palace found in Granada, Spain |
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| -geometric designs entwined with natural plants, Arabic letters, and abstract figures. |
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| -Muslim caliph who used force only when necessary |
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| -Muslim caliph who used force only when necessary |
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