Geography
Arabia is located on this type of landmass, which is characteristic for being surrounded by water on three sides.
Peninsula
A teacher believed to be directly inspired by god.
Prohpet
After Muhammad's death in 632, leaders of the islamic community elected Abu Bakr as this, meaning successor.
Caliph
The chief leader who was given absolute religious and political authority in the Ottoman Empire.
Sultan
In 1501, Ismail united the Persian kingdoms into an independent state and took this Persian title for king.
Shah
These nomadic herders traveled the harsh climate of the Arabian Peninsula.
Bedouin
The Angel Gabriel told Muhammad that people could achieve salvation by worshipping the one true god, referred to in Arabic by this name.
Allah
The last three of the first four caliphs were assassinated. After the last one, Ali, was murdered in 661, this dynasty gained power.
Umayyad
After conquering this city, Sultan Mehmed II renamed it as"the city of Islam" and made it the new capital of the Ottoman Empire.
Constantinople
This Shia dynasty battled with the Ottomans for over 100 years mainly over control of Mesopotamia’s fertile plains.
The Safavids
Isolated, reliable sources of water in a desert where plants can grow.
Oasis
Together, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are commonly referred to by this name.
The Abrahamic Religions
The relocation of the Islamic Empire's capital to Damascus led to conflicts and, eventually, a schism in Islam. These two groups formed as a result of that split.
Sunni and Shia
This policy that emerged under Sultan Selim saw the imprisonment or murder of brothers in order to ensure that the rightful heir would take the throne.
Fratricide
Shah Jahan commissioned India's most famous building, in memory of his beloved wife, who had died at a young age.
The Taj Mahal
A journey undertaken to a place of religious significance.
Pilgrimage
In Arabic, it means "submission to the will of God"
Islam
When this dynasty, descendants of Muhammad's uncle, assumed control of the islamic empire in 750, they relocated the capital from Damascus to Baghdad.
The Abbasids
Under the devshirme system, Christian boys that were forcefully taken and converted to Islam were also trained to be these elite soldiers that fought for the Ottoman empire.
Janissaries
Akbar the Great, leader of this dynasty, led Muslim India to a brilliant golden age.
The Mughal Dynasty
This shrine, initially dedicated to the many Arabian tribal gods, was later dedicated to Allah by Abraham.
The Ka'aba
In an event known as the Hijrah, Muhammad and his followers fled to this city to escape persecution from local leaders.
Medina
This Muslim minority group believe that only descendants of Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, could become caliph.
Shia
One of the most controversial and damning event associated with the Ottomans- it is still illegal to this day to talk about it in Turkey.
The Armenian Genocide
In 1857, This European superpower sent the last Mughal ruler into exile and would continue to occupy the former Mughal Empire until the mid 20th century.
The British