Vocabulary Word
A place in a desert with a dependable water supply
Oasis
A group of people who travel over trading routes by camel or horse
caravan
Arabia’s natural resources include about one-third of the world’s____________________
Gold and silver
Petroleum and natural gas
Sulfur
petroleum and natural gas
The teachings of Muhammad are recorded in what book?
Quran
A marketplace
Bazaar
A follower of Islam
Muslim
A muslim place of warship
Mosque
Which group captured Baghdad and took over the caliphate?______________
a. Ibn Batut
b. Christians
c. seljuks
Seljuks
Boats called ________________ with large triangular sails were invented by Arab traders.
dhow
Astolabe
A device to help calculate a ships position on Earth
A Muslim Ruler
Sultan
A woven cloth
textile
What new weapon did the Ottomans use to capture Constantinople?_________ a. catapult b. navy c. cannon
cannon
A ___________________ was a Muslim military ruler who followed the teachings of the Quran
caliph
A group of advisers:
Divan
To make coins
mint
A local storyteller
Griot
Which of the following was a large Swahili city and trading center? a. Mogadishu b. Tanzania c. Great Zimbabwe
Mogadishu
A chief adviser.
Grand Vizier
Janissaries
A special soldier loyal only to the sultan
A long journey to a holy place or shrine.
pilgrimage
Minaret
Tower used to call Muslims to prayer five times daily.
Most Muslims in the world today are a. Shiites b. Sunnis c. Descended from Muhammad
Sunnis
Why were the Berbers willing to risk death in the desert?
they wanted gold
A tool with a curved blade used to cut grain and tall grass:
sickle