Chapter Vocab

Question 1

Sultan

Answer 1

A ruler in a Muslim country

Question 2

Desert

Answer 2

A dry region supporting very little vegetation or none at all

Question 3

Oasis

Answer 3

A green area in a desert region

Question 4

Herder

Answer 4

One who moves a group of animals kept together for travelling and feeding

Question 5

Caravan

Answer 5

A group of travellers who band together for safety while crossing the desert

Question 6

Prophet

Answer 6

A person who speaks with divine inspiration

Question 7

Revelation

Answer 7

What is revealed

Question 8

Fasting

Answer 8

Refusing food for spiritual or religious reasons

Question 9

Pilgrimage

Answer 9

A journey to a sacred place as an act of devotion

Question 10

Mosque

Answer 10

A Muslim place of worship

Question 11

Caliph

Answer 11

An Arab word meaning “successor”

Question 12

Cosmopolitan

Answer 12

Wordily, sophisticated

Question 13

Harem

Answer 13

A special place for women in a Muslim home where men were not allowed

Question 14

Infidel

Answer 14

In Muslim usage, one who does not accept the Islamic faith

Question 15

Qur’ân

Answer 15

Holy book of Islam

Question 16

Muhammad

Answer 16

Prophet who founded Islam

Question 17

Umayyad

Answer 17

Waring faction, renowned warriors

Question 18

Abbâsid

Answer 18

Following caliphs that ruled from 750-1258

Question 19

Seljuks

Answer 19

A member of any Turkish dynasty

Question 20

Five pillars

Answer 20

Statement of faith, fasting, pray 5 times a day, pilgrimage, charity

Question 21

Abu Bakr

Answer 21

Successor to Muhammad

Question 22

Inshallah

Answer 22

God willing