The Rise of Islam
Building a Muslim Empire
Muslim Civ's Golden Age
India's Muslim Empire
Ottomans and Safavids
100
"A struggle for God"
What is "Jihad"
100
The title for "successor to Muhammad"
What is a "Caliph"
100
The capital of Islamic Spain
What is Cordoba
100
The founder of the Mughal Dynasty
Who is Babur
100
In 1453, the Ottoman Turks captured this city from the Byzantine Empire
What is Istanbul (not Constantinople!!!!!)
200
The holiest city in Islam
What is Mecca
200
Muslims who seek to grow closer to God through dance, prayer, and meditation
Who are Sufis
200
A collection of stories that includes "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
What is One Thousand and One Nights
200
The purpose of the Taj Mahal
What is a tomb
200
This technology helped the Ottomans and Safavids conquer a considerable territory
What is gunpowder
300
The body of Law that includes interpretation of the Quran and Hadiths
What is Sharia
300
The invaders who famously destroyed Baghdad in 1258.
What are the Mongols
300
Instead of depicting animals or humans, Islamic art uses these patterns to convey beauty
What are geometric patterns
300
A unique religion that blends Islamic and Hindu beliefs
What is Sikhism
300
Ismail I, founder of the Safavid dynasty, converted the population of Iran to this sect of Islam
What is Shiite/Shia
400
The event that marks the first year of the Islamic calendar
What is the hijra (Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina)
400
The First Caliph
Who is Abu Bakr
400
The grand capital f the Abbasid Caliphate and the centre of Islamic learning and culture
What is Baghdad
400
The first Muslim kingdom in India
What is the Dehli Sultanate
400
Th elite fighting force of the Ottoman Empire
What are the Janizaries
500
The holy month in which Muslims are expected to fast during the day.
What is Ramadan
500
The first Caliphate (discussed in class)
What is the Umayyad Caliphate
500
Towers (usually around a mosque) which announce the call to prayer
What is a minaret
500
The greatest of the Mughal emperors, also known as "Great the Great"
Who is Akbar the Great
500
The Ottoman Sultan who conquered Constantinople
Who is Mehmet II
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