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islam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are hills of sand shaped by the wind | sand dunes |
| what is a fertile area in a dessert | oaisis |
| what des it mean to be settled | sedentary |
| what is a group of traders that travel together | caravan |
| what is a market or bazaar | souk |
| who is Muhammad | Muhammad is the founder of Islam he spread Islams teachings of people of Arabia his teachings made up the Qu'ran |
| what is islam | the messages Muhammad received form the basis of the religion |
| what is a follower of Islam called | Muslim |
| what is the holy book of Islam | Qur'an |
| what is a shrine | a shrine is a place at which people worship a saint or god |
| what is a pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place |
| what is a mosque | a mosque is a building for Muslim prayer |
| what is jihad | jihad which means "to make an effort, or to struggle" |
| what does the Sunnah refer to | the Sunnah refers to the way Muhammad lived, which provides model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims |
| what are the five pillars of Islam | the five pillars of Islam, which are five acts of worship required of all Muslims |
| who is Abu Bakr | Abu Bakr is the first caliph, he ruled the Muslim world after Muhammad's death |
| what is caliph | caliph a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam |
| what is acceptance | acceptance is tolerance |
| what are slave soldiers who converted to Islam and became fierce fighters | slaved solders, called JANISSARIES, converted to Islam and became fierce fighters |
| what is a Ottoman leader | a Ottoman leader is a Sultan |
| who is Mehmed ll | Mehmed 11 is the Ottoman sultan, he defeated the byzantine empire in 1453 |
| who was the Ottoman ruler, he governed the empire at its hight | Suleyman 1 |
| what women usually had to live apart from men in the area of a household called what | harem |
| who were Muslims who thought that only members of Muhammad's family could become caliphs | the Shia |
| who didn't think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad as long as as long as they were good Muslims and strong leaders over time religious differences developed between two groups as well | the Sunni |
| what is Sufism | teaches that people can find God's love by having a personal relationship wit god |
| what are patrons | sponsors |
| what is a minaret | a narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer |
| what is calligraphy | decorative writing |
| who is Ibn Battutah | he is a Muslim traveler and writer, he visited Africa, India, China, and Spain |
| who is Omar Khayyam | Sufi poet, mathematician, and astronomer. he wrote the Rubaiyat |
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