CHAPTER 12

Question 1

oasis

Answer 1

is a wet fertile area in the desert

Question 2

carven

Answer 2

is a group of traders that travel together

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

brought new religion in Arabia

Question 4

Isalm

Answer 4

The message of Muhammad received from the basis or the religion

Question 5

Muslim

Answer 5

A follower of Isalm is called a

Question 6

Qur´an

Answer 6

the holy book of Isalm

Question 7

pilgrimage

Answer 7

a journey to a sacred place

Question 8

mosque

Answer 8

or building for Muslim prayer

Question 9

jihad

Answer 9

which means to make an effort or to struggle

Question 10

Sunnah

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 11

which are five acts of worship required of all Muslims

Question 12

caliph

Answer 12

a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam

Question 13

Abu Baker

Answer 13

one of Muhammad first converts

Question 14

tolerance

Answer 14

or acceptance

Question 15

Janissaries

Answer 15

converted to Islam and became fierce warriors

Question 16

Mehammed 11

Answer 16

use huge cannons to conquer Constantinople

Question 17

Suleyman

Answer 17

the Magnificent

Question 18

Shia

Answer 18

Muslim who thought that only Muhammed descendants could become caliphs

Question 19

Sunni

Answer 19

didn’t think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad

Question 20

Ibn battutah

Answer 20

travled to Africa India China and Spain in the 1320s

Question 21

Sufism

Answer 21

Others focused on the spiritual issues leading to the movement

Question 22

Omar Khayyam

Answer 22

One of the most famous Sufi poets

Question 23

calligraphy

Answer 23

or decorative writing

Question 24

patrons

Answer 24

or sponsors

Question 25

minaret

Answer 25

narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer