Chapter 12

Question 1

oasis

Answer 1

a wet fertile area in a desert

Question 2

caravan

Answer 2

a group of traders that traveled together

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

brought a new religion to Arabia

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

the message that Muhammad received on the basis of the religion

Question 5

Muslim

Answer 5

a follower of Islam

Question 6

Qur’an

Answer 6

the holy book of Islam

Question 7

pilgrimage

Answer 7

a journey to a sacred place

Question 8

mosque

Answer 8

building for Muslim prayer

Question 9

jihad

Answer 9

to make an effort or to struggle

Question 10

Sunnah

Answer 10

refer to the way Muhammad lived which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims

Question 11

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 11

five acts of worship required of all Muslims

Question 12

Abu Bakr

Answer 12

one of Muhammads first converts

Question 13

caliph

Answer 13

a title that Muslims used for the highest leader of Islam

Question 14

tolerance

Answer 14

acceptance

Question 15

Janissaries

Answer 15

slave soldiers that converted to Islam and became fierce warriors

Question 16

Mehemed

Answer 16

used huge cannons to conquer Constantinople

Question 17

Suleyman

Answer 17

the magnificent

Question 18

Shia

Answer 18

muslims that thought Muhammads descendants could become caliphs

Question 19

Sunni

Answer 19

didn’t think caliphs had to be related to Muhammads

Question 20

Ibn Battutah

Answer 20

traveled to India, Africa, China, and Spain

Question 21

Sufism

Answer 21

others focused on spiritual issues

Question 22

patrons

Answer 22

sponsors

Question 23

minaret

Answer 23

narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer

Question 24

calligraphy

Answer 24

decorative writing

Question 25

Chapter 12

Answer 25

Social Studies