Allah the Basics
The one true god of Islam.
Who is Allah?
The name for the leader of the Muslim people.
What is a caliph?
The word for the headscarf most Muslim women wear out in public.
What is a hijab?
The name for the leader of the Ottomans.
What is a sultan?
Each time this thing interacts w/ another, it is exposed to ideas & ways of life not exactly like its own.
What is culture?
Who is Gabriel?
The word for the inner struggle against evil.
What is jihad?
According to legend this work of short stories developed some of literature's first cliffhangers.
What is the 1001 Arabian Nights?
The Ottoman Empire started in this modern day country.
Where is Turkey?
The Persian/Safavid Empire started in this modern day country.
Where is Iran?
Muhammad's exile from Mecca to Medina.
What is the Hijrah?
This steel apparently was the strongest/sharpest in the world.
What is Damascus steel?
The art of bringing together unkowns to match a known quantity.
What is algebra(al-jabr)?
The Ottoman Empire lasted for about this many years.
What is 600?
Causes of cultural blending.
What are migration, pursuit of religious freedom, trade, conquest, travel, communication etc.
The 5 Pillars of Islam.
What are: Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, & the Hajj?
This Muslim denomination makes up most of the Muslims in the world today.
What is Sunni?
Protests over the death of Mahsa Amini started in this country.
Where is Iran?
This sultan took the vital city of Constantinople.
Who is Mehmed II?
The 12 year old shah who killed anyone who didn't convert to Shi'a Muslim.
Who is Isma'il?
The # of Muslim countries in the world.
What is 50? (w/in 5)
The Abbasid caliphate moved the capital to this city.
Where is Baghdad?
According to the Pew Research Center these 3 countries are the most progressive when it comes to what women can wear in public. (Only have to get 1)
What are Tunisia, Turkey, & Lebanon?
The Great Turkish Bombard weighed around this many pounds. (w/in 4000)
What is 37,000 pounds?
Shah Abbas made the same mistake as Suleyman, doing these two things to his sons.
What are blinding & killing?