Early Islam
The founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad.
During the Golden Age, Islamic culture placed high importance on what?
What is
A. Education
B. Military Training
What is is considered the Ottoman empire today?
What is Turkey.
Define partitioning.
What is the division of a country into separate nations.
What was the Reconquista?
Centuries-long series of battles by Christian states to expel the Muslims (Moors).
This area served as a connecting point for trade routes between Africa, Asia and Europe.
A. The Nile River
B. Arabian Peninsula (AKA The Middle East)
What is
B. Arabian Peninsula (AKA The Middle East)
Washing and bathing are religious requirements for Muslims, which is perhaps why they perfected the recipe for this which we still use today.
What is soap.
The Ottoman Empire finally ended and became Turkey after losing this War.
World War I, in 1918.
After the Ottoman Empire lost its territories, England and France established most of the nations we know today as what?
The Middle East.
How many people died in Reconquista?
A. 400,000
B. 1 million
C. 7 million
What is
C. 7 million
This is when Muslims conquered big parts of the Middle East - Syria, Palestine.
A. The Reign of the four empress's
B. The Reign of the four prophets
C. The Reign of the four caliphs
What is
C. The Reign of the four caliphs
What are 2 achievements of the Islamic Golden Age.
What is
Coffee, medicine, astronomy, optics, tooth brushes, health care, etc.
A successful military leader, he gained territory in Europe, Africa, and Asia, while also maintaining and developing a successful culture in the Ottoman Empire. He is known as _______ the Magnificent.
Who is Suleiman.
Why do you think partitioning led to conflict in the Middle East?
They drew borders without considering which tribes, religious groups, and ethnic groups would be forced under one government.
It puts people that do not have much in common with each other into a nation, so there is a lot of fighting.
After Islam’s Conquest of Spain, Christian Monarchs fought the Muslims for how many years until the last Islamic King surrendered in 1492.
Over 600 years.
This leader led the French infantry to defeat Islamic cavalry and prevented the conquest of Christian France.
Who is Charles Martel.
The Chinese invented this and used it in their fireworks, but it was the Arabs who worked out that it could be purified using potassium nitrate for military use.
What is gunpowder.
Double Jeopardy!
Islam conquered this Empire
and transforms it into the Ottoman Empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire. (Constantinople also works as an answer.)
Officials and merchants began to imitate Europeans In their clothes, furniture, and art.
Some sultans attempted to outlaw certain Western goods, such as coffee and tobacco. Why did they do this?
They didn't want to change.
The last Islamic King surrendered in 1492. What also happened in 1492?
Christopher Columbus (commissioned by Spain) sailed to the New World.
Double Jeopardy!
How did Islam spread quickly through North Africa and into Spain?
What is military conquest.
This is the time period that the Islamic Golden Age takes place.
What is
8th - 14th Century
This is a girl in Poland that was kidnapped by barbarians and given to the Ottoman ruler. She later managed to become a favorite of the leader and he chose her as his wife. She made many political decisions on his behalf and became very influential politically.
Who is Roxelana.
If the Ottomans had taken the capital of Austria they would have won the battle and likely taken over Central Europe. Polish Cavalry (soldiers on horses) arrived just in time and saved the city from being taken over by the Muslims. This battle lasted a couple months. What is the name of this battle?
1683: The Siege of Vienna
What happened to Muslims after Reconquista?
The Muslim population declined.