Global chapter 8

Question 1

a desert dwelling Arab nomad

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bedouin

Question 2

a city in western Saudi Arabia birthplace of Muhammad; viewed by Muslims as the prophet of Islam and the most holy city for Islamic people

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mecca

Question 3

the most sacred temple of Islam, located at Mecca.

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Kaaba

Question 4

final destination of Muhammad’s hijra and the home of the first community of Muslims; later renamed Medina; located in the North west of Saudi Arabia

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Yathrib

Question 5

Muhmammad’s journey from mecca to medina

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hijra

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Muslim house of worship

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mosque

Question 7

believe that inspo came from the example of Muhammad as recorded by his early followers

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sunni

Question 8

believe the descendants of Muhammad’s daughter and son in law are true Muslim leaders

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shiite

Question 9

Muslim mystic who seeks communion with God through Meditation

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Sufi

Question 10

capital city of Iraq capital of Muslim empire during Islam golden age.

Answer 10

Baghdad

Question 11

slender tower of a mosque from which muslims are called to prayer.

Answer 11

minaret

Question 12

Muslim ruler

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sultan

Question 13

the ability to move in social class

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social mobility

Question 14

a member of a Turkish speaking nomadic people who migrated from central Asia to northwest Asia minor.

Answer 14

ottoman

Question 15

capital of ottoman empire, formerly called constantinople when it was the center of the eastern Roman empire.

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Istanbul

Question 16

a member of the elite forces of the ottoman army

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janizary

Question 17

shiite Muslim dynasty that ruled present day Iran

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Safavid

Question 18

capital of Safavid empire located in present day Iran

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Isfahan

Question 19

member of the dynasty that ruled present day Iran

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Qajar

Question 20

capital of the qajar dynasty and present day Iran

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Tehran

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successor to Muhammad

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Caliph

Question 22

Umayyad

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dynasty of Sunni caliphs that ruled the Muslim empire. Directed conquests that extended Arab rule from Spain and Morocco into the Indus river valley

Question 23

abbasid

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dynasty that ruled in bagdad. tried to create an empire based on the equality of all Muslims

Question 24

firdawsi

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Muslim poet that made shah Namath or book of kings, he used Arab script. He centered his writing on the stories of royalty and heroes

Question 25

abu bakr

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Muhammad's father in law and first Muslim caliph. advised Muhammad and traveled on the hijra with the prohpet. He united Muslims and the empire exapanded.

Question 26

Omar Khayyam

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known as a poet who crafted many rubaiyats, or quatrains, He contributed to the development of algebra and helped improve Muslim calender.

Question 26

Muhammad

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merchant who introduced Islam to southwest Asia, spent his life spreading Islam. Today, Muslims honor Muhammad as God's final prophet.

Question 27

Ibn Rushd

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known as Averroes, philosopher and scientist who lived in Cordoba and influenced European thought. Put all knowledge except the Quran to the test of reason. Contributed to the study of diseases.

Question 28

Ibn Khaldun

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Arab thinker who established the principles of many branches of knowledge. Known for the development of standards for studying and writing about history, explained in "Muqaddimah". Introduced many economic concepts relating to labor, profits, and supply on demand.

Question 29

Al Khwarizmi

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Muslim mathematician who developed concepts related to the study of algebra. Introduced Europeans to this branch of math and supervised the production of one of the earliest maps..

Question 30

Muhammad al Razi

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Muslim physician who pioneered study of many diseases. He wrote texts about medicine and held the position of chief physician

Question 31

Ibn SIna

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known as Avicenna, persian physician who wrote the canon on medicine, which focused on past medical practices. He wrote other topics as well, including philosophy, math, and astronomy.

Question 32

ottoman

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turkish speaking dynasty who spread across Asia minor and into eastern europes' Balkan peninsula.

Question 33

suleiman

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sultan of ottoman empire who ruled from 1520 to 1566. He brought bureaucracy and stability to the empire and advanced the arts, law, and architecture.

Question 34

safavid

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dynasty that had united an empire in Persia. Engaged in warfare and were shiite Muslims who enforced their belief in their empire.

Question 35

Shah Abbas the great

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shah of Safavid. Drove ottoman and Uzbek troops from Persia and sponsered a golden age of Persian arts and achievement.