Chistory chapter 8 vocab

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?

1. Sunni and Shia split
2. Defeat at the battle of Tours
3. 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?