Terms
The time period from the 500s to the 1500s AD
Medieval
The holy book of Islam is called the ???
Qur'an
This is a dynasty of Turkish Muslims that emerged around the 1290s. Their leaders are called sultans.
Ottomans
The founder of Islam is ???
Muhammad
The most important city in the Arabian Peninsula. This is where Muslims go for a pilgrimage.
Mecca
Sympathy for the beliefs of others
Tolerance
This is where Muslims worship
Mosque
This dynasty established a hereditary system of succession. They gained power in 661 AD.
The Umayyads
Who was Muhammad's father-in-law (he took over after Muhammad died)
Abu Bakr
The Persian title for king
Shah
The only place life could flourish in Arabia was the ???
Oasis
Imam
This was a Shi'ite dynasty that became rivals of the Sunni Ottomans.
Safavids
Who was the greatest of the Ottoman rulers?
Suleyman I
This type of Muslim believed that any Muslim could be caliph.
Sunni
A system of government with specialized departments
Bureaucracy
The words and actions attributed to Muhammad are called the ???
Sunna
This was a dynasty of nomads from Central Asia who invaded India
The Mughals
This Muslim physician was also a famous philosopher who studied the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato.
Ibn Rushd
This type of Muslim believed only members of Muhammad's family could be caliph
Shi'ite
A group of highly trained and disciplined soldiers in the Ottoman army
Janissaries
The basis of Islamic law is called ???
Shari'a
This dynasty were descendants of Muhammad's uncle and they took control of the empire in 750 AD.
The Abbasids
This was a Persian poet who lived from 1048 to 1131 and made popular a four-line rhyming poem known as a quatrain.
Omar Khayyám
These are extremely tall, slender towers designed to dominate the skyline and call attention to the importance of the mosque.
Minarets