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Islam Throughout History
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2. This is the name of the leader of the Muslim
government.
4. Caliph al-Mansur moved the capital of the
Muslim empire from Damascus to a village
located along the Tigris River called _______.
9. The ______ is the Islamic holy book.
12. Muhammad was known for his ______ as a
merchant, and was even called al-Amin
meaning “the trustworthy.”
14. Between 622 and 630, _______ broke out
between the Meccans and Muslims, and the
Muslims ended up winning and conquering
Mecca.
15. The Songhai Empire eventually fell to the
Moroccans in 1591, who were led by
___________.
17. Muslims mean “those who _________ to
God.”
18. The taking back of the Iberian Peninsula by
Christians was also enforced by the harsh
_________, used on anybody who claimed to
have converted to Catholicism, and even
included torture!
19. A ______ is the Muslim house of worship.
1. ______ was Muhammad’s new home after he
was forced from Mecca, formally known as
Yathrib.
3. Muhammad’s father ________ died only six
months after his birth, and was married to
Aminah, Muhammad’s mother.
5. Muslims believe that Jews, Christians, and
themselves all worship the same ____.
6. This was the name of the powerful empire
that played a key role in spreading Islam
throughout West Africa, and was led by Mansa
Musa.
7. The ______ is the record of all the proven
reports of Muhammad setting the example of
how one should live.
8. __________ was the prophet that founded
and taught Islam.
10. _________, also called “the Lionheart,” led
the Christians in the Third Crusade, and was
originally from England.
11. Muhammad’s _____________ was where a
horse flew him to Jerusalem, he prayed with
earlier prophets, and he traveled through the
seven stages of heaven and met God.
24. is the name of the strongest, earliest leader
of the Mongols during their conquests that
eventually covered the largest empire the world
had ever seen up until then.
27. The city of Constantinople eventually fell to
the Muslim ________ Empire in 1453.
28. The Muslims, specifically ___________,
invented the idea of algebra, and he is even
regarded as “the father of algebra.”
29. Muhammad delivered his ___________ in
632 in his last pilgrimage to Mecca, and died
shortly after his return to Medina.
32. Caliph al-Ma’mum established the
_______________ in Baghdad, so scholars
could gather, research, and make new
discoveries.
33. Muslims suffered through a three year long
_______ where Meccans refused to do business
with them, and they faced starvation.
34. Muslims believe that Christians and Jews
are “People of the ____” as well as themselves.
36. After conquering certain cities, some
Crusaders would stay behind, and establish
________________.
40. Muslims declare “____________,” which
means God is most great, before every prayer.
43. Islam traces its roots back to ________.
46. This was the name of the angel that revealed
God’s teachings and told Muhammad that he
was a prophet.
47. This is the name of Islamic law, and
Muslim’s guide on how to live based on God’s
teachings and the Qur’an.
48. is the city of Muhammad’s birth and the
Ka’bah.
49. This is what the journey Muhammad and his
followers took to Yathrib is called, and even
marks Year 0 on the Muslim calendar.
51. This is the Muslim name of God.
13. This was the name of the leader of the
Muslims in the Third Crusade, who also united
most of the Muslim lands, and was one of the
Muslim’s greatest leaders of all time.
16. Crusade led to the killings of thousands of
Jews during the Fourth Crusade, and was called
the ___________________.
17. A schism formed in Islam when two groups
called the _________________ had a major
disagreement over who the rightful caliph
should be.
20. The third Pillar of Islam is _____, which is
charity.
21. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
ordered the __________ to recapture and purify
their lands. This meant the exile of all Jews,
Muslims, and any followers of other religions
besides Christianity.
22. Genghis Khan’s grandson,
___________extended the Mongol Empire to
the largest it ever was, and became the first
foreign emperor of the whole country of China.
23. Muslims are called to prayer ____ times a
day.
25. This was the name of Muhammad’s only
child that had children, and her name remains
one of the most popular in the world.
26. This was the name of a major trading,
learning, and religious center located along the
Niger River.
30. Hajj is the world’s largest gathering of
people, and about ___________ people attend
every year.
31. This is the name of the person who calls out
the call to prayer from the top of a minaret.
35. The Christians and Muslims were mainly
fighting over a strip of land holy to both, named
Palestine, or the Holy Land, which included
_________.
36. The Christians and Muslims fought a series
of ________ for about 200 years starting in the
eleventh century.
37. This is the name of the whole Islamic
community.
38. The uncle of Muhammad, his protector, a
successful merchant, and the leader of the
Hashim clan was named _________.
39. The fourth Pillar of Islam is _____, which is
fasting during the daylight hours of Ramadan.
41. The wife of Muhammad, the owner of the
trading caravan he worked for, and the first
convert of Islam was named _________.
42. This is the term that literally means “to
strive,” and also means a “physical struggle
with spiritual significance or evil."
44. This is the name of Islam’s most famous
philosopher.
45. The second Pillar of Islam is _____, which
is daily ritual prayer, and emphasizes religious
discipline, spirituality, and closeness to God.
46. Four caliphs followed after Muhammad’s
death, and were referred to as the “rightly
______ ones.”
47. The first Pillar of Islam is ________, which
is where one declares their faith by stating “I
bear witness that there is no god but God, and
Muhammad is the messenger of God.”
50. The fifth Pillar of Islam is ____, which is a
pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca,
Muhammad’s birthplace, at least once in a
Muslim’s life.