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The Rise of Islam
(section 1)
Building a Muslim Empire (section 2)
Muslim Civilization's Golden Age
(section 3)
India's Muslim Empire
(section 4)
The Ottoman and Safavid Empires
(section 5)
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The town that Muhammad was born in
What is Mecca
100
When the Islamic religion split up, it split into two main sectors. What are these called?
What are the Sunnis and the Shiites
100
"Ships of the desert", or otherwise known as this
What are Camel Caravans
100
The word meaning "Muslim ruler"
What is the sultan
100
a Turkish-speaking nomadic people
What are the Ottomans
200
The name for the nomadic herders that moved through the desert to reach seasonal pastures for their goats, sheep and camels
what are Bedouins
200
The name of Muhammad's father-in-law, and also an early convert to Islam.
Who is Abu Bakr
200
This Muslim author wrote in Persian using Arabic script. One of his most popular books is the Shah Namah.
Who is Firdawsi
200
Another word for "local Hindu rulers"
What is rajahs
200
The elite force in the Ottoman army
What are the janzaries
300
The name of the peninsula from which the Islamic religion emerged.
What is the Arabian Peninsula
300
Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians were also known as this.
What are The People of the Book
300
"The art of beautiful handwriting"
What is Calligraphy
300
The dynasty that ruled from 1526 to 1857
What is the Mughal Dynasty
300
the dynasty that united an empire in Persia in the early 1500's
What is the Safavid dynasty
400
The real meaning of Islamic
What is "to submit to God"
400
The oldest surviving Islamic building
What is the Dome of the Rock
400
What skills were needed (and taught to both boys and girls) to study the Quran?
What is reading and writing
400
This building was originally built as a tomb for Shah Jahan's wife
What is the Taj Mahal
400
another word for the Safavid king
What is the Shah
500
A __________, also known as the hajj, is the trip a true Muslim must make once in their life.
What is a Pilgrimage
500
The Muslim group that emerged from both the Sunnis and Shiites
What are the Sufis
500
One of the greatest Muslim mathematicians
Who is al-Khwarizmi
500
The religion that preached "the unity of God", developed in northern India
What is Sikhism
500
the dynasty that won control of Iran in the last 1700's
What is the Qajars dynasty