islam quiz Flashcards
what type of religion is islam
monotheistic
where was muhammad born
mecca
what is the muslim god’s name
allah
what is the muslim place of worship called
mosque
what is the islamic spiritual book called
the koran
what are the muslims prayer requirements
they need to pray at least 5 times a day facing mecca
what is ramadan
the holiest month of the islamic calender
who are the turks
nomads that came from central Asia in the early middle ages
where were the first places the turks spread
persia and western asia
what religion did the turks convert to
islam
what eventually happens to the turks
they spilt into smaller groups that are ruled by seljuk princes
what was one of the new groups that were very successful and who was their leader
the ottoman empire emerges lead by osman
what is a sultan
a king or prime minister type leader
who is the first sultan to take over for osman
orkhan
who were the gazis
a warrior group
who were the janissaries
they were christian children that were raised as slaves that grew up to become extreme muslims
who was the third sultan of the ottoman empire
murad
where did murad move the capital of the empire to during his rein
he moved the ottoman capital to adrianople in Thrace from brusa
who turned the ottomans back before they could conquer parts of europe
the mongols
what started islam in india
the conquest of delhi by muhammad of ghor
what happened after Muhammad’s death
the “slave dynasty” started
who invades Delhi
tamerlne
what was tamerlanes nick-name
timmur the lame
who helped reestablish the mongol empire
tamerlane
what are some of tamerlanes accomplishments
- captured persia
- destroyed delhi government and wiped out its residents
- captured baghdad and attacked syria
- defeated the ottomans
what were the three most important Chinese dynasties
1) tang dynasty
2) sung dynasty
3) ming dynasty
what were some Chinese innovations
- magnetic compass
- paper currency
- movable type (printer)
- gun powder
who is the first leader of the mongol empire
genghis khan
what part of battle were the mongol warriors skilled in
they were great horsemen
what places did the mongols capture
Asia, Russia, and parts of central Europe
who was the grandson of genghis khan
kubai khan
what was the mongolian capital which is current day Beijing
khanbacik
what dynasty does the mongol empire start
the yuan dynasty
who do the mongols invite into the capital
king louis IX and some fransican friars
who were the three polos
Marco, Niccolo, and Mateo
who is the most important polo
marco polo
who is marco’s dad
niccolo
who was marco’s uncle
mateo
how did marco polo and kubai khan get along
they were good friends
what was the book about marco polos time in china called
the adventures of marco polo
when does the mongol empire start to slowly end
after kubai khans death
