middel ages

Question 1

Arabia

Answer 1

The Arabian Peninsula, or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. At 3,237,500 km², the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.

Question 2

mecca

Answer 2

Mecca, in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself.

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

Muhammad was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

he word Islam means “submission” or “surrender,” as its faithful surrender to the will of Allah.

Question 5

The Qur’an

Answer 5

Qur’an, the sacred scripture of Islam.

Question 6

the five pillars

Answer 6

the declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj)

Question 7

Mehmed II the Conqueror

Answer 7

Mehmed II was an Ottoman sultan from 1444 to 1446 and from 1451 to 1481.