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The Byzantine Empire and Muslim Civilization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Greek Fire | Anything it touched was set ablaze; we do not know the exact formula; it was never written down. |
| Schism | Split |
| The Five Pillars of Islam | Almsgiving to the poor; prayer 5 times a day; fasting during Ramadan; Pilgrimage to Mecca; there is only one God |
| Caliphs | Muslim ruler |
| Constantinople | Located on the Bosporus Strait which made it a crossroads of trade |
| Oasis | Green area within a desert that is fed by an underground water source |
| Muhammad | Spoken to by an angel in a cave; prophet of Islam |
| God in Arabic | Allah |
| In Islam, men and women are spiritually ________ | Equal |
| The Quran | Holy book of Islam |
| The Bosporus Strait | Connect the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara; Connects Europe and Asia |
| _________ in the east were gaining power at the same time as Constantinople. | Muslims |
| Followers of Islam | Muslims |
| Nomads | People with no permanent home; they move from place to place in search of food and pasture. |
| Arabic | Language the Quran is usually read in |
| Two major groups of Muslims | Sunni and Shiite |
| Justinian | Poor background; his own code of laws |
| Mecca | Birthplace of Muhammad |
| Muezzin | Man who calls Muslims to worship |
| The Golden Age of Muslim Civilization | Achievements in Math, Science, and Literature |