Chapter 1
The person who calls Muslims to pray
Muezzin
A group of families claiming a common ancestor.
Clan
What were Muhammad’s successors called?
Caliphs
In what year did the ottoman Turks succeed in capturing Constantinople?
1453
The holy book for Muslims
Koran
Muhammad’s escape to Medina is known as what?
The Hegira
A place of worship for Muslims
Mosque
To think quietly or carefully about something.
Meditate
Muslims follow only the word of who?
God
Who is the main prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
In the the field of medicine, was the Islamic empire ahead of or behind Europe?
Ahead of Europe.
A person who does not accept or follow the ideas of a particular religion.
Heretic
Something related to religion; something holy
Sacred
A person chosen by God to bring a message to people.
Prophet
A religious official who calls Muslims to prayer.
Muezzin
To change from one belief or religion to another.
Convert
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
Belief
Prayer
Giving
Fasting
Pilgrimage (hajj)
A journey undertaken for a religious purpose.
Pilgrimage
A high tower on a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer.
Minaret
What did Pope Urban urge the Christians to do?
Free the shrines from the Muslims.