Vocabulary
a group of traveling merchants and animals
What is a caravan?
the name given to the followers of Islam
Who are Muslims?
How the first four caliphs were chosen
they were rulers who had a personal connection to Muhammad
The Ottomans changed the name of Constantinople to this
What is Istanbul?
Muslim astronomers proved the moon affects this
What are the tides?
Muslims created this industry that deals with money
What is banking?
Arabic marketplace
Soon after Muhammad's death, Muslims split into these two groups
Who are Sunni and Shia?
European country that the Muslim empire spread into
What is Spain?
Famous Ottoman sultan was responsible for the empire’s greatest achievements in law, art, architecture, and literature
Who is Sulieman I?
Muslims discovered this about the heart
What is it circulates blood?
The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines for
What is daily life?
Muslim house of worship
What is a mosque?
Sacred stone in Makkah
What is the Kaaba?
caliphs who governed the Arab Empire from Damascus
Who are the Umayyads?
Muslim empire based in India
Who are the Moguls?
Muslims improved upon this invention that helps sailors determine their position at sea
What is an astrolabe?
Islamic code of law
What is shari’ah?
desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water
Who are Bedouins?
These people were Muhammad's first followers
Who are his family?
What Muslim armies, traders, preachers, and sufis have in common
This Muslim Empire lead by Ismail, ruled in Persia
Who are the Safavids?
Famous book written by Muslims that includes the story of Aladdin
What is The Thousand and One Nights, aka The Arabian Nights?
the leader of an Arab tribe
Who is a sheikh?
a Seljuk Turk ruler, “holder of power”
Who is sultan?
What Islam means
What is surrendering to the will of God?
This west African city became a leading center of Muslim culture and learning in the 1300s
What is Timbuktu?
This group took over Baghdad but allowed the Abbisad caliph to remain in control of religion
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
The Persian scholar who invented Algebra
Who is al-Khawarizmi?
Islam teaches that these other religious groups follow sacred writings
Who are Christians and Jews?