jeopardy – the islamic empire

Geography Conquest Religion History Misc.

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JEOPARDY – The Islamic Empire

Geography 100

This city was located near the Tigris and

Euphrates.

What is Baghdad?

Geography 200

The Berbers and the Moors fought against

the Franks at this place.

What is all Tours?

Geography 300

This is the geographic feature on which Islam

originated.

What is the Arabian Peninsula?

Geography 400

This was the original name of the city of

Medina.

What is Yathrib?

Geography 500

List 3 types of terrain found in the Islamic

Empire.

What are desert, savanna, and coastline?

Conquest 100

This was the country that the remaining Umayyad fled to.

What is Spain?

Conquest 200

This is the part of Africa that the Islamic Empire

conquered.

What is Northern Africa?

Conquest 300

This is one of the trade routes that

Islam used to spread to Africa.

What is the Trans-Saharan?

Conquest 400

This man re-conquered Jerusalem from the

Christians.

Who is Saladin?

Conquest 500

These were the “protected” religions

when the Islamic Empire took over land.What are Christianity,

Judaism and Zoroastrianism?

Religion 100

This is the holy book of Islam.

What is the Qu’ran?

Religion 200

This is the biggest religious destination in the world for

Muslims.

What is Mecca?

He was the first prophet of Islam.

Religion 300

Who is Abraham?

Religion 400

This person was the second prophet of the

Islamic faith.

Who is Moses?

Religion 500

This is the event that started the Sunni/Shi’a

split.

What is Death of Muhammad?

History 100

This is the prophet who received the final

revelation.

Who is Muhammad?

History 200

This is the battle at which the spread of Islam stopped in

Europe.

What is the Battle of Tours?

History 300

This was the only African kingdom that wasn’t

Islamic.

What is the Kingdom of Aksum?

History 400

This resulted in the permanent split

between the Sunni and Shi’a.

What is the rise of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th caliphates?

History 500

The year that Muhammad died.

What is 632 AD/CE?

Misc. 100

This Islamic group killed all but one of

the Umayyads.

What are the Abbasids?

Misc. 200

This was Muhammad’s son-in-

law.

Who is Ali?

Misc. 300

What is a mosque?

This is where Muslims worship Allah in public.

Misc. 400

This animal was domesticated for travel across the desert.

What are camels?

Misc. 500

Name the 2nd caliphate.

Who is Umar?