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Beginning of Islam
Empires
Africa
Japan
Fun facts
100
The ruler of an Arabic tribe
What is a sheikh
100
"Struggle in the way of God"
What is jihad
100
A famous trading city
What is Timbuktu
100
"Those who serve" Japanese warriors similar to the Knights of medieval Europe
What is samurai
100
City of the prophet
What is Mecca
200
The holy scriptures of the religion of Islam
What is the Koran
200
Birthplace of Muhammad and the center of Islam
What is Mecca
200
One of the richest and most powerful kings in Africa
What is Mansa Musa
200
"The way of the warrior" the strict code by which Japanese samurai were supposed to live
What is Bushido
200
A law code by Muslim scholars after Muhammad's death, provided believes laws to regulate their daily life
What is shari'ah law
300
The prophet of Islam
What is Muhammad
300
A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam
What is the Sunni
300
The practice of growing just enough crops for personal use, not for sale
What is subsistence farming
300
"General" a powerful military leader in Japan
What is shogun
300
A covered market in Islamic cities
What is a bazaar
400
The journey of Muhammad and his followers to madinah in 622(became the 1 year official calendar of Islam)
What is the Hijrah
400
"Holder of power" military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the ottomans
What is a sultan
400
A group of independent villages organized into clans and led by a local ruler of clan head without any central government
What is a stateless society
400
"Great names" head of noble families in Japan who controlled vast landed estates and relied on samurai for protection
What is daimyo
400
A mixed African-Arabic culture that developed along the east coast of Africa
What is Swahili
500
The pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the 5 pillars of Islam
What is the hajj
500
A Muslim house of worship
What is a mosque
500
Tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father
What is matrineal
500
A ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures
What is porcelain
500
a Muslim military and political leader who as sultan (or leader) led Islamic forces during the Crusades.
What is a Saladin