Islamic World review

Prophet; Founder of Islam; had visit from Angel Gabriel which inspired him

• Ibn Sina

• Mehmed

• Muhammad

• Suleiman the Magnificent

Shah of Persia whose policies of cultural blending led to the Golden Age and the rise of the Safavid Empire

• Muhammad

• Shah Jahan

• Shah Abbas

• Ibn Sina

Sect of Islam; Majority of Muslims (85%); believe the leaders of Muslim nation (caliph) should be elected from among those capable of doing job

• Sunni

• Arab merchants

• Shia

• Mehmed

Ottoman sultan who captured Constantinople from the Byzantines

• Al Razi

• Muhammad

• Mehmed the Conqueror

• Suleiman the Magnificent

Sect of Islam; minority of Muslims belong to this group (15%); believed leadership (Caliph duties) should fall to a relative of the Prophet Muhammad

• Shia

• Sunni

• Arab merchants

• Muhammad

Considered one of the greatest Ottoman sultans; undertook military campaigns that enlarged his realm; oversaw development of law, literature, art, and architecture; known as "the law giver"

• Mehmed the Conqueror

• Muhammad

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• Al Razi

During the month of Ramadan, Muslims?

• fast

• do not pray

• travel to Medina

• hold feasts

After Muhammad's death, the title given to Islam's highest leader was?

• succesor

• caliph

• sultan

• emperor

Muslims initially showed tolerance by?

• accepting other people's religious beliefs

• converting others to Islam

• allowing Christians to practice their religion

• conquering the Berbers

A way of life in which people traveled the deserts with their herds in search of food and water is called?

• sedentary

• nomadic