chapter 12

Question 1

an oasis

Answer 1

is a wet, fertile area in a desert

Question 2

a caravan

Answer 2

is a group of traders that travel together

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

is a man who brought a new religion to Arab

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

is the messages that Muhamad received from the basis of the religion

Question 5

Muslim

Answer 5

is a follower of Islam

Question 6

Qur’an

Answer 6

is the holy book of Islam

Question 7

pilgrimage

Answer 7

is a journey to a sacred place

Question 8

mosque

Answer 8

is the building for a Muslim prayer

Question 9

jihad

Answer 9

means to make an effort, or to struggle

Question 10

Sunnah

Answer 10

refers to the way Muhammad lived, which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims

Question 11

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 11

are five acts of worship required by all Muslims

Question 12

Abu Bakr

Answer 12

is one of Muhammad’s first convents

Question 13

caliph

Answer 13

is a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam

Question 14

tolerance

Answer 14

is acceptance

Question 15

Janissaries

Answer 15

are slave soldiers converted to Islam and became fierce warriors

Question 16

Mehmed ll

Answer 16

used big cannons to conquer Conatantinople

Question 17

Suleyman l

Answer 17

means the magnificent

Question 18

Shia

Answer 18

were Muslims who thought that only Muhammad’s descendants could become caliphs

Question 19

Sunni

Answer 19

didn’t think that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad

Question 20

Ibn Battutah

Answer 20

is an explorer who traveled to Africa

Question 21

Sufism

Answer 21

is a movement made when others focused on spiritual issues

Question 22

Omar Khayyam

Answer 22

is one of the most famous poets

Question 23

patrons

Answer 23

are sponsors

Question 24

minaret

Answer 24

is a narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer

Question 25

calligraphy

Answer 25

is decorative writing