Means "cube" in Arabic, and it is a holy shrine in Mecca.
Kaaba
100
Title given to one of Muhammad's successors; leaders of the Islamic empire.
Caliph
100
Empire created when Muslim Turkish warriors conquered Constantinople
Ottoman
100
Which 3 continents intersect on the Arabian peninsula?
Africa, Asia, and Europe
200
A wet, fertile area within a desert
Oasis
200
He is the creator of Islam, and according to Muslims, the last prophet
Muhammad
200
Muslims who believe the caliph must be related to Muhammad.
Shia
200
The names of slave soldiers, who were kidnapped and forced to fight
Jannisaries
200
The founder of the Mali Empire
Sundiata
300
The two ways of life in Pre-Islamic Arabia
Nomadic and Sedentary
300
The holy book of Islam
Qur'an
300
Muslims who believe the Caliph should be elected
Sunni
300
Name of the empire formed when Muslims defeated the Persians, today known as Iraq and Iran
Safavid
300
This is the major river in West Africa around which empires formed
Niger
400
Because it was a "crossroads," Pre-Islamic Arabia became the perfect place for what?
Trade
400
The birthplace of Islam
Mecca
400
This leader, the first Caliph, held the Muslim community together, fought and converted Arabian tribes, and united the Arabian peninsula under his rule
Abu Bakr
400
Empire formed when Turkish Muslims migrated to central Asia and conquered Northern India
Mughal
400
The Mali Empire fell because of invasion, internal rebellion, and this...
weak rulers
500
This word best describes religion in pre-Islamic Arabia
diversity
500
Blending religious laws from Islam with the laws of society
Shariah
500
The two neighboring empires the Arab Muslims had to defeat in order to expand their empire
Byzantine and Persian
500
The branch of Islam that promotes a more personal relationship with god
Sufism
500
It was easier for the Songhai Empire to trade with the Berbers because they were both this....