Islam and its Empires

The leader of the Muslim people was called the _______.

________ became a leading center of Muslim learning in Africa.

This group of Muslims wanted Ali and his descendants to be caliphs.

• Sunnis

• Shiites

• Abbasids

• Moguls

This word translates to "holder of power."

• sultan

• caliph

• janissary

• Seljuk

The Ottoman Turks seized _____________, the capital of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.

What two things is Suleiman I known for?

• Building schools and mosques

• Fighting in World War I

• Expanding Ottoman territory into Europe

• Establishing trade with Timbuktu

The Moguls created a Muslim empire in

• Egypt

• Spain

• India

• China

Select all reasons which contributed to the fall of the Mogul Empire.

• High taxes

• Forced conversion to Islam

• Banning the building of Hindu temples

• Lack of trade

Which two cities on the Arabian peninsula are holy to Muslims?

• Constantinople and Athens

• Cairo and Rome

• Mecca and Medina

• Baghdad and Jerusalem

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

• Torah

• New Testment

• Qur'an

• Vedas