Ottoman Empire
What is Turkey.
The prophet who founded Islam in the 7th century.
Who was Muhammad.
Capital of Iraq, once a major hub for scholars.
What is Baghdad.
Name of the nationalist militant group that emerged in the 1990's.
What is the Taliban.
Year the Ottoman Empire officially fell.
What is 1922.
Islam's holiest and second holiest city.
What is Mecca and Medina.
Capital of Syria, home to the Umayyad Mosque.
What is Damascus.
Largest Middle Eastern Country by land area.
What is Saudi Arabia
Constantinople was renamed to be this modern day city.
What is Istanbul.
Holy month of fasting and prayer for Muslims.
What is Ramadam.
The title given to the ruler of the Islamic Caliphates.
What is a Caliph.
Holy city for three different religions in the Middle East.
What is Jerusalem.
An iconic church turned mosque originally built during the Byzantine Empire.
What is the Hagia Sophia.
The holy book of Islam, contains the revelations of Prophet Muhammad.
What is the Quran.
What Empire brought the Abbasid Caliphate down in the 1200's.
What is the Mongol Empire.
The Middle East is often referred to as the cradle of civilization because of this fertile region.
What is the fertile crescent.
Elite infantry unit of the Ottoman military. The soldiers were trained from a young age.
What are the Janissaries.
Two main sectors of Islam, divided by the conflict of Muhammed's successor.
What are Sunni and Shia Muslim's.
Famous Muslim traveler who wrote about the places he visited around the world.
Who was Ibn Battuta.
President/dictator of Iraq, who held power for almost 30 years until 2003.
Saddam Hussein