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chapter 11
islam
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History
8th Grade
04/17/2011

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what modern day country did the ottoman empire start in
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turkey
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what is the name for the successor to the messenger of god
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caliph
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name the mogule ruler that brought peace to his territory
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akbar
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who believed that the ummayad dynasty should rule
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sunni
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what modern day country has more muslims than any other country
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indonesia
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who lost power in ad 750
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ummayads
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what was the largest and richest town in arabia
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mecca
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what is the name of the structure where muslims worship
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mosque
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what is an oasis
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green areas fed by underground
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who was a mathematician astronomer and poet
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omar khayyum
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what are the followers of islam callled
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muslims
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what is the name of the towers of a mosque from which an announcer calls muslims to prayer
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marinet
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who was the first abbasid ruler
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abu al abbas
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what is the holy book of islam called
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quran
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what are the acts of worship that muslims are to fullfill called
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pillars of islam
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what was the west african center of muslim learning
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timbuktu
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wht is the name of the beautiful tomb in india
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taj mahal
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who was the sultan of the ottoman empire in the 1500s
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suleiman 1
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what is the name for the desert herders who traveled form oasis to oasis
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bedouin
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who believes the descendents of muhammads son in law should rule
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shiite
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how did arab merchants transport goods across the desrt
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caravan
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who felt threatened by islam
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wealthy merchants
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how many times are muslims supposed to pray per day
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5
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what are the five pillars of islam
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no god but allah

pray five times a day facing makkah

give to poor

not eat from dawn to dusk during sacred holiday of ramaden

visit makkah once in thei life

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the seljuk turks ruled both the
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government and army
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did the ottomans have religous freedom
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yes non muslims had to pay a tax christians had to send their sons to istnbul
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after the mogul empire collapsed who took over the most of india
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great britain
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what did muslim scholars preserve
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classic greek writings
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what stretches over most of the arabian peninsula
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desert
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what does islam mean
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surrender to the will of allah
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what happened when muhammad and his followerd left mecca
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went to madinah
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what belief do judaism christianity and islam have in common
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believe in one god
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who were the rightly guided caliphs
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first 4 caliphs
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when did the arab empire end
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1258
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name the most powerful muslim empire
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ottoman
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what is a low square building in the city of mecca that muslims pray towards
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kabba
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after muhammad moved to medina he claimed to have received a message from allah which allowed muslims to do what
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attack trading caravans in area
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how much was muhammad to receive from all muslim raids
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