islam quiz Flashcards

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what type of religion is islam

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monotheistic

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where was muhammad born

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mecca

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what is the muslim god’s name

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allah

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3
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what is the muslim place of worship called

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mosque

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what is the islamic spiritual book called

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the koran

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what are the muslims prayer requirements

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they need to pray at least 5 times a day facing mecca

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what is ramadan

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the holiest month of the islamic calender

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who are the turks

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nomads that came from central Asia in the early middle ages

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where were the first places the turks spread

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persia and western asia

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9
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what religion did the turks convert to

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islam

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10
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what eventually happens to the turks

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they spilt into smaller groups that are ruled by seljuk princes

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what was one of the new groups that were very successful and who was their leader

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the ottoman empire emerges lead by osman

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what is a sultan

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a king or prime minister type leader

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13
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who is the first sultan to take over for osman

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orkhan

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who were the gazis

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a warrior group

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15
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who were the janissaries

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they were christian children that were raised as slaves that grew up to become extreme muslims

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who was the third sultan of the ottoman empire

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where did murad move the capital of the empire to during his rein

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he moved the ottoman capital to adrianople in Thrace from brusa

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who turned the ottomans back before they could conquer parts of europe

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the mongols

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what started islam in india

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the conquest of delhi by muhammad of ghor

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what happened after Muhammad’s death

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the “slave dynasty” started

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who invades Delhi

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what was tamerlanes nick-name

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timmur the lame

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who helped reestablish the mongol empire

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what are some of tamerlanes accomplishments
- captured persia - destroyed delhi government and wiped out its residents - captured baghdad and attacked syria - defeated the ottomans
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what were the three most important Chinese dynasties
1) tang dynasty 2) sung dynasty 3) ming dynasty
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what were some Chinese innovations
- magnetic compass - paper currency - movable type (printer) - gun powder
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who is the first leader of the mongol empire
genghis khan
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what part of battle were the mongol warriors skilled in
they were great horsemen
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what places did the mongols capture
Asia, Russia, and parts of central Europe
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who was the grandson of genghis khan
kubai khan
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what was the mongolian capital which is current day Beijing
khanbacik
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what dynasty does the mongol empire start
the yuan dynasty
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who do the mongols invite into the capital
king louis IX and some fransican friars
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who were the three polos
Marco, Niccolo, and Mateo
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who is the most important polo
marco polo
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who is marco's dad
niccolo
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who was marco's uncle
mateo
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how did marco polo and kubai khan get along
they were good friends
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what was the book about marco polos time in china called
the adventures of marco polo
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when does the mongol empire start to slowly end
after kubai khans death