The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman rulers followed this religion.
What is Islam?
What geographic feature had to be crossed to trade with the Kingdom of Mali in Africa?
What is the Sahara Desert?
Who is Muhammad?
Those those believe that the leader of the Islamic world must be a descendent of Muhammad belong to this division.
What are Shia Muslims?
If you wanted to buy goods in the Middle East, the best place to look would be in one of these indoor marketplaces.
What are Bazaars?
Rulers in the Ottoman Empire were called this.
What are sultans?
This leader of the ancient kingdom of Mali was famously wealthy.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?
What is the Qur'an?
This term describes a political and religious leader in Islam.
What is Caliph?
In Africa, these storeytellers are tasked with memorizing legends and histories.
What are griots?
In 1453, the Ottoman Empire rose to power by capturing Constantinople from this empire.
What is Byzantine Empire?
What is Great Zimbabwe?
Muslims’ reference to Christians and Jews as “People of the Book” demonstrates they all shared a belief in
What is monotheism? (one God)
This city (now in Iraq) was the capital of the Abbasids.
What is Baghdad?
Other than Egypt, this culture was also known for building great pyramids in present-day Sudan.
What is Nubia?
These political leaders advised Sultans and often had their own independent power.
What is a Grand Vizier?
What is Ethiopia?
This is the site of the Kabba -- a sacred site in Islam that Muslims must visit if they are able.
What is Mecca?
Shah Abbas ruled over this empire.
This form of art features abstract geometric shapes.
This group of elite soldiers consisted of men forcibly taken from their families at a young age.
What were the Janisarries?
Arabic blending with the African Bantu language created this language.
What is Swahili?
The early Muslims mostly belonged to these tribes of Arabia.
What are the Bedouins?
Within many Muslim empires, Christians and Jews could form these independent communities with their own governments and services.
What are Millets?
In west Africa this form of cloth is often rich with meaning and symbolism.
What is Kente?