Chapter 12 The Islamic World Flashcards
Geography and Religion
What is an Oasis?
a wet fertile area in the desert
What is a Caravan?
A group of traders that travel together
What is a follower of Islam called?
Muslim
Who was Muhammad?
The Prophet of Islam:
founder of Islam
The messages Muhammad received form the basis of what religion?
Islam
What is the holy book of Islam called?
Qur’an
What is a pilgrimage?
a journey to a sacred place
influence
The power to have an effect on someone or something
mosque
building for Muslim Prayer
jihad
to make an effort or to struggle
Sunnah
the way Muhammad lived, provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims
Five Pillars of Islam
Five acts of worship required of all Muslims
Abu Bakr
One of Muhammad’s first converts, to be the next leader of Islam; first Caliph
caliph
A title tha tMuslims use for the highest leader of Islam
tolerance
acceptance
development
growth or positive change for society, process of growing or improving
Janissaries
slave soldiers who converted to Islam and became fierce warriors
Mehmed II
Ottoman leader who conquered Constantinople ( Istanbul today)
Suleyman I
“the Magnificent”, under him Ottomans took control of the Eastern Mediterranean and into Europe
Shia
Muslims who thought that only Muhammad’s descendants could become caliphs.
Sunni
Muslims who do not think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad
According to Islamic belief, how did Muhammad get the ideas that started Islam?
when he was 40 years old he went to meditate in a cave. God visited him through an angel and made him a prophet
How does the Qur’an help Muslims obey God?
It provides guidelines of their daily life, individual behavior , morals and ethics and women’s rights.
How did trade help spread Islam?
Arab merchants took Islamic beliefs to India, Africa and Southeast Asia
