Islamic Empires Vocab

Question 1

Moors

Answer 1

People from North Africa, eventually became known as African Muslims living in Europe

Question 2

Berber

Answer 2

Indigenous people of North Africa

Question 3

Ka’bah

Answer 3

Small stone building in the court of the Mosque in Mecca

Question 4

Mali

Answer 4

One of the largest West African empires in history

Question 5

Caliphate

Answer 5

Rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim eader

Question 6

Timbuktu

Answer 6

Center of learning in African Islamic empires, city with many universities

Question 7

Imam

Answer 7

Person who leads prayer at the mosque

Question 8

Istanbul

Answer 8

City that was the center of Dyzan… Empire until overtaken by Islamic leaders and renamed

Question 9

Abbasid Empire

Answer 9

Third Caliphate in Islamic Empires

Question 10

Sultan

Answer 10

A Muslim king

Question 11

Sunni

Answer 11

Larger of the 2 branches of Islam, belief that Muslim faithful should choose caliph

Question 12

Shi’a

Answer 12

One of 2 main branches of Islam, regards Ali has the 4th Caliph, believes

Question 13

Songhai Empire

Answer 13

African kingdom in what is modern day Sudan

Question 14

Caravan

Answer 14

Group of people traveling together for pilgrimage or trade reasons

Question 15

Umayyad Empire

Answer 15

2nd caliphate established after death of Muhammad, known for conquering and the spread of the Islamic faith