Islam Vocab Quiz (Sect II)

Bureaucracy is:

• A monotheistic religion
• A type of calligraphy
• A system of government with appointed officials
• A branch of Islam

A janissary was:

• A leader of a Muslim community
• A type of Arabic decoration
• An elite soldier in the Ottoman Empire
• A person who wrote Islamic laws

A mercenary is:

• A Muslim scholar
• A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
• A type of mosque
• A sultan's advisor

A shah was:

• A military leader in the Ottoman Empire
• A title for the king or ruler in Persia
• A type of Islamic calligraphy
• An artistic decoration

A sultan is:

• A king in Persia
• A leader of prayers in a mosque
• A Muslim ruler, particularly in the Ottoman Empire
• A medieval scholar

Tolerance means:

• A pilgrimage to Mecca
• Acceptance of different beliefs and practices
• A ruler of the Ottoman Empire
• A Muslim prayer leader

The Abbasids were:

• A dynasty that ruled Persia
• A nomadic tribe
• A dynasty that ruled the Islamic Caliphate from 750 to 1258 CE
• The founders of Islam

The Mughals were

• A religious group in Islam
• A Muslim empire that ruled most of northern India
• The elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire
• A style of Arabic decoration

The Ottomans were:

• A Persian dynasty
• A powerful Turkish empire that lasted until World War I
• A branch of Islam
• A group of Muslim scholars

The Safavids were:

• A dynasty that ruled the Islamic Caliphate
• A branch of Islam
• A dynasty that established a Shi’ite Muslim empire in Persia
• A Muslim pilgrimage