The Rise of Islam
Islam Spreads
The Islamic Golden Age
The Ottoman and Safavid Empires
100
Fill in the Blank: Unlike the religion of the Ancient Egyptians, Islam is a ______________ religion.
Monotheistic
100
Who was Abu Bakr?
The first caliph and successor of Mudammad.
100
Which dynasty did the Muslim Golden age occur under?
The Abbasids
100
What invention allowed the Mughals, Safavids, and Ottomans to conquer and build their empires?
Gunpowder
200
What are the below images depicting?
Different versions of the "veil" or headgear worn by women. From left to right, they are the hijab, the chador, the niqab, and the burka.
200
Which tradition in Islam is known for its love of coffee, fasting, and meditative practices, including dancing?
Sufis
200
What is the name of the famous library and center of learning in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age?
The House of Wisdom
200
Fill in the Blank: The Ottomans were a ____________ people that conquered the Anatolian peninsula beginning in the 14th century.
Turkish
300
What is the Quran?
The major religious text of Islam. It is a recording of the divine revelations delivered to the Prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel.
300
What is the name given to the party that believed Ali and other descendants of the Prophet should lead the Muslim community?
Shia or Shiites
300
What Greek philosopher was the source of the rational philosophies of Islamic philosophers like Averroes and Avicenna?
Aristotle
300
What was the name given to non-Muslim men who were taken from their families at a young age and turned into the premier soldiers of the Ottoman Army?
Janissaries
400
What is the shahadah?
The basic Muslim profession of faith: “There is no God but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.”
It is the first of the five pillars of Islam.
400
What is polygny?
The practice of one man marrying multiple women. In Islam, this is sanctioned by Surrah 4:3 of the Quran, which says men can take multiple wives if they "deal justly" with them.
400
What was invented by Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi during the Muslim Golden Age, and is still in use today?
Algebra
400
What was title used by Abbas the Great and other leaders of the Safavid dynasty?
Shah
500
Who are the dhimmi?
"People of the Book", Jews and Christians who are given special rights in Islamic society?
500
What was al-Andalus?
The Umayyad name for Muslim Spain.
500
Which caliph was famous for his patronage of poets, physicians, artists, and philosophers during the Islamic Golden Age?
Harun al-Rashid
500
Which Gunpowder Empire had its capital in the city of Isfahan?
The Safavid Dynasty
600
What is this object?
The Kaaba, the former shrine for idols in Mecca that all Muslims face during prayer.
600
Which Mediterranean island was conquered by Arab armies before being overrun by Norman invaders?
Sicily
600
What is this device and what was it used for?
An astrolabe. It uses the position of the stars in the morning sky to help determine prayer times and the direction of Mecca.
600
Name at least two of the titles or honorifics used by the Sultan Suleiman.
Magnificent, Lawgiver, Emperor, Protector of Sacred Places
700
What is the holiday of Ramadan meant to commemorate?
A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation
700
What Muslim general was able to defeat the Third Crusade at the decisive Battle of Hattin in 1187, capturing Jerusalem and re-establishing Muslim military dominance in the Levant?
Salah al-Din (Saladin)
700
What Persian physician, philosopher, and alchemist during the Islamic Golden Age was most famous for his medical advances, including creating one of the world's first hospitals at Baghdad, differentiated between measles and smallpox, and the pioneering of new surgical practices like sutures?
Abu Bakr al-Razi
700
Independent religious communities in the Ottoman Empire were called...
Millets
800
What are the isnads?
The chain of authorities attesting to the historical authenticity of a particular hadith
800
What battle marked the furthest Umayyad advance into Western Europe?
The Battle of Tours (732)
800
What famous wonder of the world was built by in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal?
The Taj Mahal
800
Name two of the four social classes implemented in the Ottoman Empire.
“Men of the pen”, “Men of the sword”, “Men of negotiation”, “Men of husbandry”