Islam final exam flash cards

Muslim

a follower of the religion of Islam

mosque

a Muslim house of worship

caravans

a group of traveling merchants and animals

Muhammad

(a prophet who founded Islam) (was born 570 ce) an Arab religious and political leader and founder of Islam

Quran

the holy book of Islam

Islam

a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad

Sheikh

the leader of an Arab tribe

Bedouins

a nomadic Arab herder

Caliph

(successor to the prophet) A Muslim leader

Astrolabe

A tool that helps sailors navigate by the position of the stars

Shari’ah

Islamic scholars created a code of law called

Caliph

After Muhammad’s death, Abu Bakr was named “successor to the prophet” or

Arabian peninsula

The Muslim empire was created on the

oasis

A green area in a desert fed by underground water is called what

Sunni

This group of Muslims accepted the rule of the Umayyad caliphs

Shia

This group of Muslims believed the descendants of Ali should rule

quran

both religious and daily life in the Islamic empire were guided by the

trade

the Islamic empire became wealthy as a result of what

“The Canon of Medicine”

muslim doctors recorded their knowledge of medicine in the

cordoba

the Muslim world produced many great scientists and doctors making Baghdad and BLANK centers of medical learning

minaret

is the tower of s mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer

algebra

Al-Khwarizmi, a muslim mathematician wote about al-jabr which is the basis of what

Taj Mahal

the most famous muslim architectural marvel is the

human or animal representation

islamic religious art relied on geometric and floral designs because Muslims were not allowed what

Ottoman (turkey), Safavid ( Persia), and Mughal (India)

the three Muslim empires are