chapter 11 terms
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Chapter 11 Terms. Islam. Muslim house of worship. Mosque. Group of traveling merchants and animals. caravan. Was visited by an angel in A.D. 610 and told to preach Islam. Muhammad. Holy book of Islam. Quran. The city of Yathrib was renamed this which means “the city of the prophet”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 11 Terms
Islam
Muslim house of worship
Mosque
Group of traveling merchants and animals
caravan
Was visited by an angel in A.D. 610 and told to preach Islam
Muhammad
Holy book of Islam
Quran
The city of Yathrib was renamed this which means “the city of the prophet”
Madinah
Great Mogul ruler who brought peace and order to the part of India he ruled by treating all his subjects fairly
Akbar
Mogul ruler who had the Taj Mahal built as a tomb for his wife; took 20 years to complete
Shah Jahan
Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali, as rightful rulers of Muslims
Shiite
Military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country
sultan
Important Muslim political and religious leader
caliph
A collection of four-line verses called quatrains written by the poet, Omar Khayyam
Rubaiyat
Tower of a mosque from which the crier calls believers to prayer five times a day
mineret
Desert herders who lived in tents and ate dried fruits and nuts; nomadic wanderers
Bedouin
Announcer who calls Muslim believers to prayer five times a day
crier
Green area in a desert fed by underground water
oasis
Muslim group that accepts descendants of the Umayyads as rightful rulers of Muslims
Sunni
A marketplace bazaar
A crossroads for merchants; the most religious site of Islam
Makkah
Low square building surrounded by statues of gods and goddesses; holiest place in Islam
Kaaba
Leader of an Arab tribe
sheikh
Chapter 11 Terms
Islam