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Title of the highest Islamic leader
caliph
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sponsors
patrons
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decorative writing
calligraphy
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Who was the first caliph?
Abu Bakr
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Name 3 of the 5 fields that Muslims contributed to
Various answers: -Astronomy -Geography -Math -Medicine -Philosophy
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acceptance
tolerance
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a narrow tower on a mosque from which Muslims are called to pray
minaret
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famous Sufi poet who wrote The Rubaiyat
Omar Khayyam
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When did the Byzantine Empire end?
1453
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In which two cities were scholarly writings translated into Arabic?
At Baghdad and Cordoba
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slave boys converted to Islam and trained as soldiers
Janissaries
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Muslims who believed caliphs did not have to be related to Muhammad
Sunni
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Muslim explorer and geographer
Ibn Battutah
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Where did the Ottomans find soldiers to fight in their armies?
Janissaries were boys from conquered towns who were enslaved and converted to Islam
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What was the name of Islam's great collection of stories?
The Thousand and One Nights
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One of Islam's first converts, appointed caliph after Muhammad's death
Abu Bakr
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Muslims who believed only members of Muhammad's family should be caliphs
Shia
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place where Muslims go to pray
mosque
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What were the two groups that Islam split into in the mid-600s?
the Sunni and the Shia
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How did having a common language help scholars in the Islamic world?
Having a common language helped scholars share what they learned with each other.
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Ottoman ruler who led the empire to its heights
Suleyman I
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Ottoman ruler who defeated the Byzantine Empire
Mehmed II
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a movement of Islam, based on the belief that one must have a personal relationship with God
Sufism
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How did Sunni and Shia beliefs differ?
Sunni= didn't think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad Shia= caliphs should be related to Muhammad
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Most mosques include which two cultural elements?
Various answers: -minarets -decorative tiles -large domes -huge halls -arches