Chapter 11 Islamic Civilization

the marketplace

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

a green area fed by underground water

Muslim houses of worship

successor to the Messenger of God

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

a desert herder who went from place to place

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

In Muslim society, social groups were based on

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

people who created a Muslim empire in India

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

The prophet that was also the founder of the Islamic faith

Similar to Christian missionaries and spread the teachings of Islam

spreading the holy word

tower from which believers are called to prayer

people who believed that the Umayyad dynasty should rule Islam

a person who calls believers to prayer five times a day

Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in

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

the best-known Muslim chemist

means holder of power

Largest religion in the world

people who believed that Ali's descendants should rule Islam

the holy book of Islam

Famous Ottoman sultan was a man of many talents

the head of a tribe

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

a group of traveling merchants and animals

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

The Quran provided Muslims with guidelines for daily life and

covers most of the Arabian Peninsula

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