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Who was the founder of Islam?

Muhammad

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A wet fertile area in the desert

Oasis

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Square building in the middle of Mecca that holds holy items

Kabba

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To make an effort, or to struggle.  Sometimes referred to as holy war

Jihad

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Muslims made their greatest advances in what subject?

Medicine

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Appointed first caliph after Muhammad’s death

Abu Bakr

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Decorative writing…often of the Qur’an

Caligraphy

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Capital of Islamic Empire in 762

Baghdad

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Holy book of Islam

Quran

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A follower of Islam

Muslim

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A group of traders that raveled together

Caravan

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Slave soldiers, Christian boys

Janissaries

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Turkish Muslims from Central Asia

Mughals

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Leader of Islam

Caliph

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Refers to the way muhammad lived, which provides a model for the duties and they way of life expected of Muslims

Sunnah

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In the 1320s, the explorer who traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain was

Ibn Battutah

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Arabian man whose teaching became the Muslim religion

Sufi's or Sufism

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A tomb built between 1631 and 1647 by Emperor Shah Jahan

Taj Mahal

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Muslims who though only Muhammad’s descendants could become caliphs

Shia

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A building for Muslim prayer

Mosque

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Led Ottomans to conquer Constantinople in 1453

Mehmed II

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Muslim scientists improvised this after the Greeks had invented a chart to find the positions of the stars

Astrolabe

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Where must a Muslim travel to once in their life if they have enough money?

Mecca

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Muslims who didn’t think that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad

Sunni

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What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

1. There is no God but God

2. Pray five times a day

3. Giving to the poor and needy

4. Fasting during Ramadan

5. Traveling to Mecca

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