Question | Answer |
What is Sand Dunes? | Hills of sand shaped by the wind |
What is Oasis? | A wet, fertile area in a desert |
What is Sedentary? | Setteled life in town |
What is Carvan? | A group of traders that traveled together |
What is Souk? | A market or bazzaar |
What is Islam? | Messeges Huhammads received from the basis of the religion |
Who is Muhammad? | Brought a different religion to the people of Arabia |
What is Islam? | A follower of Islam |
What is Qur'an? | The holy book of Islam |
What is Shrine? | A place at which people worship a saint or god |
What is Pilgrimage? | A journey to a sacred place |
What is Mosque? | A building for Muslim prayer |
what Is jihad? | Which means "to make an effort" |
What is Sunnah? | Refers to the way Muhammad lived which provides model for the duties and the way of life expected of Muslims |
What is Five Pillars of Islam? | Are five acts of worship required of all Muslims |
What is Caliph? | A title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam |
What is tolerance? | Acceptance |
What is Janissaries? | Converted to Islam and became feirce fighters |
What is Mehmed II? | Use huge cannons to conquer Constinople |
What is sultan? | ottoman ruler |
What is Suleyman I? | The Magnificent |
What is Harem? | Women usually had to live apart from men in the earea of a household |
What is Shia? | Muslims wh thought that only members of Muhammad's family could become caliphs |
What is Sunni? | Didn't think calphis had to be related to Muhammad as long as they were good Muslims and strong leaders |
Who is Ibn Battutah? | Travled to Africa, India, China, and Spain in the early 1320s |
What is Sufism? | Teaches that people can find God's love by having a personal relationship with God |
Who is Omar Khayyam? | One of the most famous Sufi poets |
What is Patrons? | Sponsers |
What is minaret? | Narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer |
What is calligraphy? | Decorative writing |
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