Ch. 2: Islam

Why did Mecca's leaders give Muhammad control?

Modern country with more Muslims than any other country:

What did Muhammad preach?

mathematician, astronomer, and poet

acts of worship Muslims must fulfill

a beautiful tomb in India

Why was Suleiman I thought to be a great Islamic leader?

Followers of Islam

Lost power in AD 750

Which historian was one of the first to study how civilizations rise and fall?

What form of math did Muslims develop?

Why was Mecca wealthy?

began in Turkey

Which Mogul ruler brought peace to his territory?

the first ruler in the Abbasid dynasty

desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis for water

sultan of the Ottoman empire in the 1500s

Group of Muslims who accepted the Umayyad dynasty:

Successor to the 'Messenger of God'

Where did the Moguls create a Muslim empire (in the 1500s)?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have what belief in common?

What role do the Quran and Sunna play in Muslim life?

One of the largest and most powerful Muslim empires was...

What was the name given to customs based on Muhammad's words and deeds?

Why did Muhammad and his followers leave Mecca?

West African center of Muslim learning

Why did Muslim armies conquer Persia, Syria, Damascus, Jerusalem, and Egypt?

green area in a desert fed by underground water

towers of a mosque from an announcer calls for Muslim prayer

The first four caliphs after Muhammad...

Who were the first four caliphs?

the largest and richest town in Arabia

How did Arab merchants transport goods across the desert?

What did Sunnis believe?

the holy book of Islam

Muslim scholars

Who brought Islam to Arabia?

Muslim house of worship

Arabs were successful in building their empire because...

believed Muhammad's son-in-law should rule after Muhammad's death

Describe the Arabian Peninsula.

How did Arabs treat those they conquered?