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Name the religion begun by Mohammed in the 7th century.
Islam
How did trade networks in the Middle East and North Africa affect Islam?
It spread Islam throughout the regions.
What specific discipline did Muslim scholars contribute to the study of Mathematics?
Algebra
Name the leader of the Ottoman Empire responsible for conquering Constantinople.
What is the role of a merchant?
Why is the Quran the most important book in Islam?
It establishes the laws and practices of Islam.
The spread of Islam also allowed for the spread of what language?
Name 3 areas Muslim scholars made lasting contributions to.
Math
Science
*Astronomy
Medicine
Art
Philosophy
Geography
Literature
He expanded the borders of the Ottoman Empire.
Name a city from this module which was a crossroads of trade.
Mecca
Baghdad
Constantinople
Name the 2 cities where Islam began.
Mecca and Medina
How did Islam spread during the first 100 years of its existence?
Conquest
Describe Muslim art - what it includes and what it does not.
Includes - natural or geometric patterns
Does not include- people
The expansion of what empire helped spread Islam to SW Asia and SE Europe?
Ottoman Empire
Trade networks made what 3 continents interconnected?
Asia, Africa, and Europe
Islam expanded on what 2 other religions?
Name the 2 major cities for beginning Islam and explain how it spread from each of them.
Mecca - trade
Medina - conquest
The famous map of Tabula Rogeriana is evidence that Islamic society had understanding of what discipline?
Geography and cartography
It controlled trade routes connecting Asia and Europe
In addition to spreading Islam, how did the expansion of trade routes throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa affect the region from 700 to 1400?
It brought new technologies and goods.
Name the 5 pillars of Islam.
Pilgrimage, Charity, Faith, Prayer, Fasting
Name and explain the 3 ways Islam spread.
Explain the connection between Arabic and philosophy.
Step in preserving Greek works - translated to Arabic then Latin --> Europeans able to learn about Greek philosophers
Why was capturing Constantinople important for the Ottomans?
It was a launching point into Europe and allowed Islam to spread there.
How did merchants gain more political and social power?
Their wealth increased as trade increased.