Chapter 12 Vocab

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

Muhammad

Answer 3

brought a new religion to Arabia.

Question 4

islam

Answer 4

the message muhammad recieved form the basis of the religion called islam.

Question 5

muslim

Answer 5

a follower of muslim is called a muslim

Question 6

Qur’an

Answer 6

the holy book if islam

Question 7

pilgrimage

Answer 7

a journey to a sacred place

Question 8

mosque

Answer 8

or builidng 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 Muhhamad lived, which provides a model for the duties an dthe way of life expected of muslims.

Question 11

Five pillars of islam

Answer 11

which are five acts of worhsips required of all Muslims

Question 12

Abu Bakr

Answer 12

one of the Muhammads first converts, to be the next leader of islam

Question 13

caliph

Answer 13

a title that muslims use for the highest leader of islam

Question 14

tolerance

Answer 14

or acceptance

Question 15

Janissaries

Answer 15

slave soldiers, called _________ converted to Islam and became fierce warriors

Question 16

Mehmed II

Answer 16

in 1453 ottomans led by Mehmed II used huge cannons to conquer Constantinople.

Question 17

Shia

Answer 17

were muslims who thought that only Muhammads descendants could become caliphs

Question 18

Sunni

Answer 18

didnt think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad

Question 19

Suleyman I

Answer 19

The ottoman empire reached its height under __________ _ ‘the magnificent”

Question 20

Ibn Battutah

Answer 20

the explorer ___ ________ traveled to africa, india, china, and spain in the 1320s.

Question 21

Sufism

Answer 21

others focused on spiritual issues, leading to a movement called sufism

Question 22

Omar Khayyam

Answer 22

One of the most famous poets was Omar Khayyam

Question 23

patrons

Answer 23

or sponsors

Question 24

minaret

Answer 24

a narrow tower from where muslims are called to prayer

Question 25

calligraphy

Answer 25

or decorative writing