Randoms 1
1. Islam is a __________type religion
B. Monotheist
A Muslim house of worship is called a
A. Mosque
Who was the Ottoman sultan responsible for conquering the Byzantine Empire and taking Constantinople then renaming the city Istanbul?
B. Mehmet II
The first Arab dynasty was ________
The Umayyads
The Safavid Empire was built in what was ______ and today is ________
Persia, Iran
Whom do Muslims recognize as the final prophet of Islam?
C. Muhammad
Which term is not one of the 5 Pillars of Islam?
B. Forgiveness
Arabic numbers that were passed on to Europeans by a Persian & an Arab scholars were actually borrowed from which culture?
A. Chinese
B. Greek
C. Hindu
D. Romans
C. Hindu
Leaders of the Arab Muslim Empires were known as_______.
Caliphs
The greatest Ottoman Ruler was______
Suleiman
The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines for
Which climate type best describes the Arabian Peninsula?
B. Desert
Muslims are discouraged from having _______ __________ in their art.
A. animals
B. people
C. Living creatures
D. flowers
C. Living creatures
True or False
The name for Muslim rulers in India was sultan.
true
The Ottomans took control of this empire and its capital city (both answers)
Byzantine Empire and Constantinople
Soon after Muhammad’s death the Muslim world split into which two groups?
Muslims merchant, soldiers and Sufis spread what 2 parts of Islamic culture? (Pick 2)
A. Islam
C. Arabic language
The ___________ is a holy shrine that Muslims must make pilgrimage to at least once in their life.
A. Kaaba
B. Quran
C. Medina
D. Taj Mahal
A. Kaaba
True or False.
Shah Jahn built a wonder of the world known as the Taj Mahal.
True
The ottomans required what of Non muslim families_______
Send their daughters and sons to government-army or slavery
Which famous Ottoman sultan was responsible for the empire’s greatest achievements in law, art, architecture, and literature?
Muslims must pray _____ times a day?
An Arab mathematician invented __________________ using Hindu numbers
to perform complex mathematical equations.
A. Algebra
B. Astronomy
C. Geometry
D. coins
A. Algebra
This was a major contributor to the spread of Islam
Trade
The Ottoman Empire is this country today
Turkey