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Unit 2 Chapter 4
The Spread of Islam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the leader after Muhammad's death? | Abu Bakr |
| What is a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of islam? | caliph |
| What is another word for tolerance? | tolerance |
| What were slave soldiers that were converted to Islam and beacame fierce fighters called? called? | Janissaries |
| Who led the Ottomans and used huge cannons to conquer Constantinople? | Mehmed II |
| What is another word for Ottomn ruler? | sultan |
| What ruler was ruling when the Ottoman Empire reached its height? | Suleyman I |
| Where did the women who usually had to live apart from men live? What was iwt called? | harem |
| What were Muslims called that thought only members of Muhammad's family could become caliphs. | Shia |
| Who didn't think caliphs to be related to Muhammad as long as they were good Muslims? | Sunni |
| Who traveled to Africa, China, and Spain in the 1320's | Ibn Battutah |
| What teaches that people can find God's love by having a perosnal relatonship with God? | Sufism |
| Who was one of the most famous Sufi poet? | Omar Khayyam |
| What is another word for sponsors? | patrons |
| What is a narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer? | minaret |
| What is another word for decorative writing? | calligraphy |