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JAW Chapter 11
Journey Around the World World History Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| began in Turkey | Ottoman Empire |
| successor to the Messenger of God | caliph |
| Mogul ruler who brought peace to his territory | Akbar |
| mathematician, astronomer, and poet | Omar Khayyam |
| green area in a desert fed by underground water | oasis |
| Muslim house of worship | mosque |
| the largest and richest town in Arabia | Makkah |
| lost power in A.D. 750 | Umayyads |
| modern country with more Muslims than any other country | Indonesia |
| believed the Umayyad dynasty should rule | Sunnis |
| followers of Islam | Muslims |
| acts of worship Muslims must fulfill | Five Pillars of Islam |
| West African center of Muslim learning | Timbuktu |
| believed Muhammad's son-in-law should rule after Muhammad's death | Shiites |
| desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis for water | Bedouins |
| sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 1500's | Suleiman I |
| a beautiful tomb in India | Taj Mahal |
| the holy book of Islam | Quran |
| first ruler in the Abbasid dynasty | Abu al-Abbas |
| towers of a mosque from which an announcer calls Muslims to prayer | minarets |
| a group of traveling merchants and animals | caravan |
| the holy book of Islam | Quran |
| a desert herder who went from place to place | Bedouin |
| a green area fed by underground water | oasis |
| the head of a tribe | sheikh |
| means "holder of power" | sultan |
| successor ot the Messenger of God | caliph |
| people who believed that Ali's descendants should rule Islam | Shiite |
| people who created a Muslim empire in India | Mogul |
| people who believed that the Umayyad dynasty should rule Islam | Sunni |
| Muslim houses of worship | mosque |
| the best-known Muslim chemist | al-Razi |
| a person who calls believers to prayer five time a day | crier |
| the marketplace | bazaar |
| a tower from which believers are called to prayer | minaret |
| If Muslims do not follow the laws set forth in the Quran, they will know that | God is strict in his punishment |
| Which Arab invention made any ship more maneuverable? | a stern rudder |
| Which Arab skill is specifically mentioned in the Quran? | navigation |
| The Arabic word defined as the ashes used in making soap is | Al-Qili |
| How is Algebra defined? | the joining of disorganized parts |
| Arab merchants transported goods across the desert | in caravans |
| Wealthy merchants felt threatened by | Islam |
| Muhammad built an army that | conquered Makkah |
| Muslims must fulfill ______________ of Islam. | the Five Pillars |
| The Shiites believed that the _____ should not be in power | Umayyads |
| The ________ ruled the government and army | Seljuks |
| The ________ Empire allowed religious freedom | Ottoman |
| After the Mogul Empire collapsed _________ took control of most of India. | Great Britain |
| Most Muslims in the Arab Empire lived in | villages |
| Muslim __________ preserved ancient learning | scholars |
| Muhammad and his followers journeyed from Makkah to Yathrib during what is called the | Hijrah |
| Alexandria was located within the Eastern _________ Empire | Roman |
| Baghdad was a city located in the _______ Empire | Persian |
| The Persian Empire is located northeast of the Arabian | Peninsula |
| ___________ stretches over most of the Arabian peninsula. | desert |
| _________ means surrendering to the will of God. | Islam |
| Madinah made Muhammad its ruler when Muhammad and his followers left ___________. | Makkah |
| Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all believe there is ______ | one God |
| The first four __________ were rulers who had a personal connection to Muhammad | caliphs |
| ___________ believed that the Umayyad dynasty should rule. | Sunnis |
| The __________ Empire ended when the Mongols burned Baghdad. | Arab |
| One of the largest and most powerful Muslim empires was the | Ottoman Empire |
| The Mogul ruler _________ allowed religious freedom | Akbar |
| The country of ______________ has the largest Muslim population today. | Indonesia |
| The __________ sea bordered Arabia to the west. | Red Sea |
| Under the first four caliphs, ___________ was the farthest east that Islam reached. | Persia |
| ___________ cover(s) most of the Arabian Peninsula | desert |
| The early Arabians worshiped many gods and goddesses but _____ was considered to the most important. | Allah |
| The prophet ______ was also the founder of the Islamic faith. | Muhammad |
| Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in | one God |
| The Quran provided Muslims with guidelines for daily life and | government |
| The first caliph to take over after Muhammad's death was | Abu Bakr |
| Similar to Christian missionaries, _______ spread the teachings of Islam. | Sufis |
| Soon after Muhammad's death, the Muslim world split into _________ | Sunnis and Shiites |
| _______ was the famous Ottoman sultan who was a man of many talents. | Suleiman I |
| Muslim traders were successful because they spread the Arabic language and provided merchants with | coins |
| In __________ society, social groups were based on power and wealth. | Muslim |
| ________ was a Persian doctor who showed how diseases were spread from person to person. | Ibn Sina |
| Omar Khayyam is best known as the poet who wrote the | Rubaiyat |
| The Mogul ruler _____________ built a Muslim tomb for is wife in Agra, India called the Taj Mahal. | Shah Jahan |
| According to _______ God does not love those who are proud and boastful. | the Quran |