Asia

Question 1

Arabia

Answer 1

a great peninsula of SW Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

Question 2

Mecca

Answer 2

also known as Makkah is in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia and was an important religious site. it is the prophet Muhammad’s birthplace.

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

Muhammad was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
He said that he was a prophet and heard a message from god (Allah)

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Question 5

The Qur’an

Answer 5

the holy book of islam

Question 6

The Five Pillars

Answer 6

belief
prayer
charity
fasting
pilgrimage

Question 7

Mehmed II the Conqueror

Answer 7

He was a great military leader, he captured Constantinople and conquered the territories in Anatolia and the Balkans that constituted the Ottoman Empire’s heartland for the next four centuries.

Question 8

The Ottoman Empire

Answer 8

Ottoman Empire, empire created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia (Asia Minor) that grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Ottoman period spanned more than 600 years and came to an end only in 1922, when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and various successor states in southeastern Europe and the Middle East.