Origins of Islam
What are Bedouin?
Nomadic herders
Who was Mohammeds father in law
Abu Bakr
What is the word for Persian using Arabic script
Firdawsi
What was a Turkish speaking dynasty
Ottoman
What is a savanna
Grassy Plains
Who was the most famous Arab prophet of Islam
Muhammad
What is the Turkish word for ruler?
Sultan
Ability to move up in social ranks
Social mobility
Name for Constantinople
Istanbul
What is the largest African desert
Sahara
What were benefits of people of the book?
They were allowed to practice their religion.
One territory did Arab Muslims gain during the rule of the first 4 caliphs
Asia, Europe, Africa, byzantine and Persian empires
Art of beautiful handwriting
Calligraphy
Who were men of the sword
Soldiers in the military
How did trade affect Nubia and North Africa
Spread ideas and culture
What is Islam other than a religion
A way of life
How did Islamic rule encourage conversion to Islam?
Taxes penalized people who didn't convert
An idea that spread from Arabic trading
Arabic numerals, Arabic language, use of bank checks, creating banks
What is the capital of Iran
Tehran
What group of people spread farming in Africa and merged with cultures
Bantu
The quran gives these rights to women name one.
Inheritance, entering the garden, education
What are slender towers at mosks?
Minaret
What good was produced from Muslim persia
Carpets
Why were the ottomans able to control trade?
Strong army, strong navy
Nubian capital
Meroe