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100
What is a sultan?
a muslim ruler
100
Who was Muhhamad?
Messenger of the gods who spread Islam
100
Who was born in the oasis town of Mecca?
Muhammad
100
In 732, who was defeated at the Battle of Tours?
the muslims
100
What were the two different groups of Muslims called?
Sunni and Shiite
200
What is the successor to Muhammad called?
Caliph
200
Who was the first Caliph?
Abu Bakr- Muhhamads father-in-law)
200
What is a mosque?
a muslim house of worship
200
From 661-750 who tried to extend the muslim epire?
Umayyad Caliphate
200
Were did the religion of Islam emerge from?
the Arabian Peninsula
300
What is social mobility?
the ability to moveup on social class
300
Who was famous in the muslim world as a scholar and astronomer?
Omar Khayyam
300
Where did Muhammad and his followers move to?
Yathrib
300
When did Muhammad die?
632
300
What does 'Medina' mean?
"City of Prophet"
400
What is Sharia?
Islamic System of law
400
Who was Babur?
a military genius, poet, and author
400
What was the temple Abraham built to worship one mighty god called?
Kaaba
400
When did the Persian Empire fall to the Arabs?
651
400
Who were the Ottomans?
Turkish-Speaking nomadic people who migrated from Central Asia
500
Nanaks teachings led to the rise of a new religion called, what?
Sikhism
500
Who received the Glory of ancient Persia?
Shah Abbas the Great
500
Who built the Taj Mahal?
Shah Jahan
500
When was the Golden Age of Muslim civilization?
750-850
500
Which dynasty united on empire in Persia?
the Safavid dynasty