chapter 12 vocab

Question 1

oasis

Answer 1

is a wet fertile area in the 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

is a message that Muhammad received on the basis of the religion called Islam

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

a building for Muslim prayer

Question 9

jihad

Answer 9

make an effort or to struggle

Question 10

sunnah

Answer 10

refers on the way Muhammad lived

Question 11

five pilgrims of Islam

Answer 11

five acts of worship

Question 12

abu Bakr

Answer 12

one of the mahmmads 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

converted to Islam and became fierce warriors

Question 16

mehmed 11

Answer 16

used huge cannons to conquer Constantinople

Question 17

suleyman 1

Answer 17

the magnificent

Question 18

shia

Answer 18

muslims who thought that only muham mads decendancts could become caliphs.

Question 19

sunny

Answer 19

didn’t think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad

Question 20

ibn battuta

Answer 20

traveled to Africa

Question 21

sufism

Answer 21

others confused on spiritual issues

Question 22

omar Khayyam

Answer 22

was one of the Sufi poet’s poets

Question 23

patrons

Answer 23

sponsors

Question 24

minaret

Answer 24

narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer

Question 25

calligraphy

Answer 25

decorative writing