Islamic Civilization (Ch 11)

The prophet that was also the founder of the Islamic faith

spreading the holy word

The Muslim tomb, Mogul ruler Shah Jahan, built for his wife in Agra, India

Among his many talents, Omar Khayyam is best known as the poet who wrote

successor to the Messenger of God

a person who calls believers to prayer five times a day

In Muslim society, social groups were based on

a green area fed by underground water

covers most of the Arabian Peninsula

means holder of power

Largest religion in the world

A Persian doctor who showed how diseases were spread from person to person

people who created a Muslim empire in India

the head of a tribe

the marketplace

Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in

Famous Ottoman sultan was a man of many talents

The Quran provided Muslims with guidelines for daily life and

people who believed that the Umayyad dynasty should rule Islam

the best-known Muslim chemist

The first caliph to take over after Muhammad's death was

the holy book of Islam

Muslim houses of worship

a group of traveling merchants and animals

tower from which believers are called to prayer

people who believed that Ali's descendants should rule Islam

a desert herder who went from place to place

how many hours difference is there between Saudi Arabia and Hastings, NE

Similar to Christian missionaries and spread the teachings of Islam

Great Mogul ruler bringing peace and order to India in the 1500's

Muslim traders were successful because they spread Arabic language and provided merchants with

Early Arabians worshiped many gods and goddesses, but considered to be the most important was

After Muhammad's death, the Muslim world split into what two groups?