chapter12 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 messages Muhammad received from 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

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 the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims.

Question 11

five pillars of Islam

Answer 11

which are the five acts of worship required of Muslims

Question 12

Abu Bakr

Answer 12

one of Muhammad’s 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

acceptance

Question 15

Janissaries,

Answer 15

slave soldiers that to Islam and became fierce warriors

Question 16

Mehmed ll

Answer 16

used huge cannons to conquer Constantinople

Question 17

Suleyman l

Answer 17

the Ottoman empire reached its height under this ruler

Question 18

Shia

Answer 18

were Muslims who thought only Muhammads descendants could be caliphs.

Question 19

Sunni

Answer 19

didn’t think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.

Question 20

Ibn Battutah

Answer 20

traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain in 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 Sufi poets

Question 23

patrons

Answer 23

sponsors

Question 24

minaret

Answer 24

narrow tower from Muslims called to prayer

Question 25

calligraphy

Answer 25

decorative writing