chapter 12 vocab

Question 1

oasis

Answer 1

is a wet fertile area in the desert

Question 2

caravan

Answer 2

is a group of traders that travel together

Question 3

Muhammad

Answer 3

Brought a new religion to Arabia.

Question 4

Qur’an

Answer 4

The holy book of Islam

Question 5

Muslim

Answer 5

A Follower Islam is called a Muslim

Question 6

Islam

Answer 6

The messages Muham mad received on the basis of the religion.

Question 7

Pilgrimage

Answer 7

A journey to a sacred place.

Question 8

Mosque

Answer 8

Or building for Muslim prayer.

Question 9

Jihad

Answer 9

which 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

Which are five acts of worship required of all Muslims

Question 12

Abu Bakr

Answer 12

One of Muhammad’s first converts

Question 13

Caliph

Answer 13

A title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam

Question 14

tolerance

Answer 14

Or acceptance

Question 15

Development

Answer 15

In Muslims city.

Question 16

Janissaries

Answer 16

these slave soldiers Converted to Islam and became fierce warriors.

Question 17

Mehmed

Answer 17

used huge cannons to conquer constandefeted the Byzantine empire

Question 18

Shia

Answer 18

were Muslims Who thought that only Muhammad’s descendants could become Caliphs had to be related to Muhammad

Question 19

Suleyman I

Answer 19

the magnificent during his rule from 1520 to 1566 the Ottomans took control of the eastern Mediterranean.

Question 20

Ibn Battutah

Answer 20

Traveled to Africa India, China, And Spain, in the 1320 ‘s to help travelers,

Question 21

Sufism

Answer 21

Others focused on Spiritual issues, Leading to a movement called Sufism

Question 22

Omar Khayyam

Answer 22

One of the most famous Sufi poets

Question 23

Minaret,

Answer 23

Or narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer

Question 24

Calligraphy,

Answer 24

Or decorative writing

Question 25

Patrons

Answer 25

Or sponsors