Vocabulary
A marketplace
Bazaar
Important religious site (It's a city)
Makkah
Both ____ and _____ believe in the 5 pillars of Islam
Sunni and Shia
The prophet
Muhammad
One of the best known non-religious literature written by Muslims
The Thousand and One Nights aka The Arabian Nights
The holy book of Islam
Quran
An Islamic skilled political and religious leader
Muhammad
Most Muslims are
Sunni
Founded the House of Wisdom
Abbasid caliph Mamun
Muslim astronomers improved this Greek tool
Astrolabe
A group of traveling merchants and animals
Caravan
Two ways Islam spread
Trade
Military conquest
Pilgrimage
Preaching
The 5 pillars of Islam are
belief
prayer
charity
fasting
pilgrimage
Wrote a book identifying the differences between smallpox and measles and is a famous chemist
Al-Razi
Research center that translated ancient works into Arabic
House of Wisdom
A Muslim house of worship
Mosque
A city in West Africa that became a leading center of Muslim culture and learning
Timbuktu
Makes up most of Iraq and Iran's population
Shia
Founded Algebra
Al-Khawarizmi
Famous Muslim building in India
Taj Mahal
A society dominated by men
Patriarchy
The three Muslim empires
Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
Mughal Empire
Believe the Umayyad caliphs in Damascus had NO right to rule
Shia
Poet who wrote The Rubaiyat
Omar Khayyam
Created the first ____ schools and __________
Medical schools and pharmacies