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A grassy plain with unusual patterns of rainfall
Savanna
Largest desert in the world; covers almost all of North Africa
sahara
Fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert
Desertification
Holiest site in Islam. located in Mecca
Ka’aba
God in Islam
Allah
where Muhammad originally was
Mecca
originally named “yathrib,” the place where Mohammad went on the hijra
Medina
The great migration that every Muslim travel once in there life, to mecca
Hajj
“First sucessor to Mohammad”
Caliph
“The First Caliph”
-Muhammad’s father in law
Abu-Bakr
The religions that believe in The Book such as Jews, Muslims, and Christians
People of the Book
The Battle of Tours
What battle stopped the spread of Islam into Europe?
France
where was the battle of Tours?
Sunni and Shia split
Defeat at the battle of Tours
Conquest of jerusalem and Demascus
What are the three historical turning points in Islam and why are they significant?
The Dome of the Rock, located on the Temple Mount in the old city of Jerusalem
What is an example of an Islamic contribution in architecture?
Sunni
Were the Umayyad a Sunni or Shia empire?
Shia
Were the Abbasid a Sunni or Shia empire?
The Janissaries were an elite force of infantry soldiers in the Ottoman Empire Who were christian children converted, and trained to be Muslim warriors.
Who were the Jannasteries?
Shia
Was the Safavid empire Sunni or Shia?
Sunni
Was the Ottoman empire Sunni or Shia?
they believed that the the successor to Prophet Muhammad should be blood related to Muhammad
what the the Shia believe?
They Believed anyone holy could be the sucessor to Prophet Muhammad
what the the Sunni believe?
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