Geographical Features
What is the Holy City in Saudi Arabia?
Mecca
Who is the founder of Islam?
Muhammed
What is one contribution of Islamic scholars in medicine?
Advances in surgery and pharmacology
Development of hospitals and medical schools
Notable physician: Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
The Canon of Medicine: Influential medical textbook
Who was Mehmed II?
Ottoman Sultan (1451-1481)
Conquered Constantinople in 1453
Ended the Byzantine Empire
Established Ottoman control over the region
What is a trade route?
A route where goods, ideas, religions, and more travel from place to place via merchants.
What is one of the major rivers in Southwest Asia
Euphrates River or Tigris River
What is the Quran?
Primary holy book of Islam
Believed to be the word of Allah revealed to Muhammad
Name a famous Islamic philosopher.
Al-Farabi, Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
What was the fall of Constantinople?
Constantinople: Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Siege and capture by Ottoman forces in 1453
Renamed Istanbul and made Ottoman capital
Marked the rise of the Ottoman Empire as a major power
Name one important trade good from the Silk Road.
Silk, Rice, Porcelain, Gunpowder, etc.
Arabian Peninsula?
Name a cultural contribution of Islam
Islamic art and architecture (e.g., mosques, calligraphy)
Islamic scientific and philosophical knowledge
Islamic legal system (Sharia)
Islamic customs and traditions
What is a significant contribution to mathematics from the region?
Algebra: Developed by Al-Khwarizmi
Trigonometry: Advancements by Al-Battani
Why is the Ottoman Empire important?
End of the Byzantine Empire.
Outside influences arrive in Europe.
How did merchants contribute to cultural exchange?
Spreading culture, ideas, and religions
What is the name of the sea between Europe and Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
What is a common practice in Islamic culture?
Shahada: Declaration of faith
Salah: Prayer (five times daily)
Zakat: Giving to charity
Sawm: Fasting during Ramadan
Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca
How did Islamic art influence the world?
Calligraphy: Artistic writing of Arabic script
Geometric patterns and arabesques
Miniature paintings
Islamic architecture (e.g., domes, minarets)
What was one impact of the Ottoman Empire on Europe?
Access to new luxury goods to Europe from Asia and Africa.
Spread of New ideas, inventions, and religions.
What were the Silk Roads?
The trade route between Asia and Europe
What is the world's largest inland body of Water?
Caspian Sea
What role did trade play in the diffusion of Islam?
Islamic customs and traditions
Spread of the Arabic Language
Influenced vocabularies of other languages
What is a famous literary work from the region?
One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)
Explain how the Ottoman Empire influenced trade routes
Controlled trade on the Silk Road
Spread Islamic and Arabic Culture
Describe the impact of trade on the spread of ideas.
Spread of Buddhism from India to China.
Spread of Inventions from China to Europe
Spread of Philosophies.
Spread of Islam throughout the Middle East.