Islamic Empires Basic Beliefs Important People Shiite or Sunni The Spread of Islam Islamic Legacies Key Vocabular y Potpourri
The empire after the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs Umayyad 100
The Muslim holy book. Quran 100
Magnificent sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman The Magnificent 100
They believed the Umayyad Dynasty should rule. Sunni 100
Followers of Islam. Muslims 100
The field of science Muslims helped to develop. Chemistry 100
Desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis for water. Bedouins 100
Centered in India this empire promoted religious freedom. Mogul 200
Acts of worship Muslims must fulfill. The Five Pillars 200
First ruler of the Abbasid Dynasty. Abu al-Abbas 200
Most Muslims are this. Sunni 200
They were the first successors to Muhammad and obeyed Islam’s teachings. The Four Rightly Guided Caliphs 200
The two major contributions to math that Muslims made. Arabic numbers and Algebra 200 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?
“surrender to the will of God”. Islam 200
Centered in Turkey it was one of the largest and most powerful empires. Ottoman 300
Islam has these two beliefs in common with Christianity and Judaism. Monotheism and prophets 300 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?
The Mogul ruler who allowed religious freedom. Akbar 300
They believed Muhammad’s son-in-law should rule. Shiite 300
This country has the largest Muslim population today. Indonesia 300
The beautiful Muslim tomb in India. Taj Mahal 300
Towers on a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer. Minarets 300
This event ended the Arab Empire. Mongols burned Baghdad to the ground 400
When Ramadan is celebrated. 9 th month of the Islamic Calendar 400
The two great Muslim scientists. Al-Razi and Ibn Sina 400
The two countries where you will find the most Shiites. Iraq and Iran 400
West African center of Muslim learning. Timbuktu 400
The marvelous Muslim palace in Spain. Alhambra 400
What “sultan” means. Holder of Power 400
The sacred Temple in Makkah. Kaaba 100
This stretches over most of the Arabian Peninsula. Desert 200
What the people of Medinah did to Muhammad once he reached their city. Made him the ruler. 300
What Suleiman I was best known for building Schools and Mosques 400