SW Asia Flashcards
Arabia
Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. At 3,237,500 km2 (1,250,000 sq mi), the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world
Mecca
Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam.
Muhammad
was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
Islam
) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion’s founder.
Quran
The book of Islam
Five pillar
Faith prayer fasting charity the Hajj
Mehmed II the Conqueror
ottoman empery that took over empires
ottoman empire
istorically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire,[22][23] was an imperial realm[k] that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries;