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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”.
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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” 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 TajMahal 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
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
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