Chapter 12- The roots of islam

Question 1

oasis

Answer 1

is a wet fertile area in a desert

Question 2

caravan

Answer 2

is a group of traders that travel together

Question 3

Qur’an (Kuh-RAN),

Answer 3

the holy book of Islam

Question 4

The messages Muhammad received form the basis of the religion of….

Answer 4

islam

Question 5

A follower of Islam is called a…

Answer 5

Muslim

Question 6

pilgrimage

Answer 6

a journey to a sacred place

Question 7

mosque

Answer 7

(mahsk), or building for Muslim prayer.

Question 8

jihad (ji-HAHD)

Answer 8

which means to “to make an effort, or to struggle”

Question 9

Sunnah

Answer 9

(SOOH-nuh) refers to the way Muhammad lived which provides a model for the ditties and the way of life expected of Muslims

Question 10

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 10

which are five acts of worship required of all Muslims

Question 11

caliph, (KAY-luhf)

Answer 11

a tittle that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam

Question 12

tolerance

Answer 12

acceptance

Question 13

slave soldiers called…

Answer 13

janissaries

Question 14

Mehmed ll, ruled the Ottoman Empire from…

Answer 14

1451 to 1481!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question 15

shia

Answer 15

muslims who thought that only Muhammad’s descendants could become caliphs.

Question 16

Sunni

Answer 16

didn’t think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad

Question 17

others focused on spiritual issues leading to a movement called…

Answer 17

sufism

Question 18

patrons

Answer 18

or sponsors

Question 19

minaret

Answer 19

or narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer

Question 20

calligraphy

Answer 20

or decorative wrighting