Vocab
A title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam
Caliph
At the height of this empire, Suleyman I was ruling.
Ottoman
Decorative writing used by Islamic artists
Calligraphy
True/False: Muslims cannot eat pork or drink alcohol.
True
True/False: everyone loved Muhammad's ideas as soon as he started teaching about them
False
To make an effort or struggle; has also been interpreted to mean holy war
Jihad
This empire was located in modern day India
Mughal
Islamic art does not depict...
Animals or humans
What is the name of the holy book of Islam
The Qur'an
What two things united the Islamic world under the different empires?
Language and religion
Define Mosque
These two Islamic empires had conflict with each other
Ottoman & Safavid
Islamic mathematicians laid the foundation for modern...
algebra
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all referred to as...
Abrahamic Religions
How did Islam spread?
Trade and conquest
Oasis
Who conquered Constantinople?
Mehmed II
Name one medical achievement
Started the first pharmacy school, discovered how to treat smallpox, wrote a medical encyclopedia.
Who should lead the Muslim community.
What is the Kabba
A shrine where people travel to every year
A narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer
Minaret
What are Janissaries?
Christian boys from conquered towns who became slave soldiers and converted to Islam under the Ottoman Empire.
What is Sufism?
Islamic movement which taught people they can find God's love by having a personal relationship with God
Name the 5 pillars
Statement of faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Hajj
What does Ramadan have to do with astronomy?
The beginning of Ramadan is determined by the position of the moon.