Ottoman Empire

Question 1

Arabian peninsula

Answer 1

• Islam develops here

Question 2

Oasis

Answer 2

places in desert where Bedouins travel (nomadic tribes) to stay alive

Question 3

Mohamed

Answer 3

• starts to have visions about Allah being the one God and him being the prophet
• preaches this, Meccans disagree spiritually
• flees to Medina where he converts Bedouins and they become his follower army

Question 4

Mecca

Answer 4

They stone Muhammed’s followers, when he comes back with his army, he “converts” Meccan people

Question 5

Medina

Answer 5

Where Muhammed flees to convert Bedouins.

Question 6

Hegira

Answer 6

Muslim calendar

Question 7

Five Pillars of Faith

Answer 7

faith, prayer, fasting, alms, pilgrimage

Question 8

Faith

Answer 8

Allah is the one true god and Muhammed is his prophet

Question 9

Prayer

Answer 9

5 times a day facing Mecca

Question 10

Alms

Answer 10

2 percent of income to help the poor

Question 11

Fasting

Answer 11

Ramadan

Question 12

Pilgrimage

Answer 12

travel to Mecca at least once in your life, if you can go

Question 13

Koran (Qu’uran)

Answer 13

Holy Book, written by Muhammed and in Arabic which helps spread their language

Question 14

Byzantine Empire

Answer 14

by 1300s it was declining, Europe and Asia linked their empires by taking the Byzantine Empire in 1453

Question 15

Osman

Answer 15

• gave the name Ottoman
• Anotolia in 1300s
• known for using gunpowder and arms

Question 16

Orhan I

Answer 16

• Osman’s son
• takes the title ‘sultan’
• 1361 he takes Adrianople

Question 17

Timur the Lame

Answer 17

• comes from Samurkand
• conquers the Ottomans
• tries to conquer China, but gets sick and dies

Question 18

Mehmed I

Answer 18

• retakes Ottoman Empire
• kills his 4 brothers

Question 19

Murad II

Answer 19

• defeats Venetians
• takes Hungary

Question 20

Mehmed II

Answer 20

• conquers Constantinople (fall of Constantinople) in 1453 (21), which ends the Byzantine Empire (affecting trade, Renaissance, and expanding Ottoman empire)
• uses cannons and gunpowder

Question 21

Selim the Grim

Answer 21

• conquers Saudi Arabia and parts of Africa

Question 22

Suleyman

Answer 22

• largest expansion of Ottoman empire, which helps lead to it’s eventual downfall
• almost takes VIENNA

Question 23

How did Islam spread so far so fast?

Answer 23

Mohammed’s words and teachings in the Koran

Question 24

How did Constantinople fall?

Answer 24

Mehmed II conquered it

Question 25

Science (Muslim achievement)

Answer 25

basic chemistry, astrolabe, arabic numbers, Hindu concept of zero

Question 26

Medicine (Muslim achievement)

Answer 26

clean sheets = less infection

Question 27

Architecture (Muslim achievement)

Answer 27

Domes/ Arches (taj mahal)

Question 28

Art and Literature (Muslim achievement)

Answer 28

rubiayat, arabian nights (culture and films), saved ancient Greek and Roman sources