Chapter 12 Vocabulary Flashcards
(26 cards)
Oasis
A wet fertile area in a desert.
Caravan
A group of traders that travel together.
Muhammad
A man that brought a new religion to Arabia.
Islam
The messages Muhammad received form the basis of the religion called Islam.
Muslim
A follower of Islam.
Qur’an
The holy book of Islam.
Pilgrimage
A journey to a sacred place.
Mosque
Building for Muslim prayer.
Jihad
To make an effort, or to struggle.
Sunnah
Refers to the way Muhammad lived, which provides a model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims.
Five pillars of Islam
Five acts of worship required of all Muslims.
Abu Bakr
One of Muhammad’s first converts.
Caliph
A title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam.
Tolerance
Acceptance.
Janissaries
Slave soldiers that converted to Islam and became fierce warriors.
Mehmed II
Led ottomans in 1453.
Suleyman I
Ruled from 1520-1566 and the Ottoman Empire reached its height under him.
Shia
Muslims who thought that only Muhammads’s descendants could become caliphs.
Sunni
Didn’t think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.
Ibn Battutah
The explorer that traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain in the 1320’s.
Sufism
Spiritual issues leading to a movement called Sufism.
Patrons
Sponsors.
Minaret
Narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer.
Calligraphy
Decorative writing.
