Chapter 12

Question 1

oasis

Answer 1

A wet, fertile area in a desert

Question 2

caravan

Answer 2

A group of traders that travel together

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

A man who brought a new religion to Arabia

Question 4

Islam

Answer 4

The religion Muhammad brought to Arabia

Question 5

Muslim

Answer 5

A follower of Islam

Question 6

Qur’an

Answer 6

The holy book of Islam

Question 7

pilgrimage

Answer 7

A journey to a sacred place

Question 8

mosque

Answer 8

Building for Muslim prayer

Question 9

jihad

Answer 9

A saying which means, “to make an effort, or to struggle”

Question 10

Sunnah

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 11

Five acts of worship required of all Muslims

Question 12

Abu Bakr

Answer 12

One of Muhammads first converts

Question 13

caliph

Answer 13

The highest leader of Islam

Question 14

tolerance

Answer 14

Acceptance

Question 15

Janissaries

Answer 15

Slave soldiers

Question 16

Mehmed II

Answer 16

Ruler of the Ottoman Empire from 1451 to 1481

Question 17

Suleyman I

Answer 17

Ruler of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566

Question 18

Shia

Answer 18

Muslims who thought that only Muhammads descendants could become caliphs

Question 19

Sunni

Answer 19

Muslims who thought that people didn’t have to be related to Muhammad to become caliphs

Question 20

Ibn Battutah

Answer 20

An explorer in the 1320’s

Question 21

Sufism

Answer 21

A movement based on spiritual issues

Question 22

Omar Khayyam

Answer 22

One of the most famous Sufi poets

Question 23

patrons

Answer 23

Sponsors

Question 24

minaret

Answer 24

Narrow towers where Muslims are called to prayer

Question 25

calligraphy

Answer 25

Decorative writing