It is predicted Islam will soon be the world's largest religion

Where was Muhhammad born

An important religious and trading center where Islam originated

The most famous ancient temple in Mecca

Muslims believe Muhhamad received a revelation from ________ while meditating in a cave

This Hijrah marks the year _______ in the Muslim calendar

Muhammad and his followers were forced to leave Mecca for the city of?

The ________ is when Muhammad and his followers were forced to leave Mecca

Muhammad and his followers returned to and conquered ____________, destroying the pagan statues in the Kabba

The one true God in Islam?

Like in Judaism and Christianity, the separation of religion and state is a key tenet of Islam?

After Muhammad died, the majority of Muslims who supported Abu Bakr as his successor became the ______________Muslims.

Muslims who believe Ali and his descendants are the rightful caliphs

Sunni Muslims make up about _______% of the Islamic population

Shi’ites are the majority in a few key countries, like ________ and _________.

What's an Islamic empire called?

The Umayyads had trouble maintaining their empire because they refused to let many conquered people join the religion of Islam. They believed that Islam was a/an ____________ religion, reserved only for Arabs.

Individuals received tax benefits if they were a “person of __________”, meaning a Jew or a Christian.

The Golden Age of Islam occurred under this caliphate?

_________ ruled from 750 to 1258 and they opened Islam to everyone, making it a universilizing religion

Prayer towers attached to Muslim mosques

The Abbasids emphasized

In Africa, conversion to Islam happened violently

In Africa, conversion to Islam happened through

In ___________, a group of Afghan Muslims conquered the subcontinent and proclaimed theDelhi Sultanate.

Relationships between Indian Muslims and Hindus have been peaceful throughout history

A lot of Africa was made of ___________ societies

African cultures that trace their lineage through their mothers side

The Kingdom of _________ in modern-day Ethiopia ruled east Africa from around 100 to 900 CE.

Resource for which Mali traded gold

Even today, Ethiopia is a mostly _____________ nation and was the only nation in Africa that did not get colonized.

The postclassical era (600-1450 CE) was dominated by 3 large ___________ kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa.

The furthest south of the sub-Saharan Kingdoms was a place called ___________.

City in which Mansa Musa built a mosque and palace

____________ is a language that develops as a result of the mixture of the native African Bantu and Arabic.

The most famous trading empire in Sub-Saharan Africa during this time is ______________.

____________ was a Muslim king of Mali that lived at the turn of the 14th century

The pillar of Islam followed by Mansa Musa on his pilgrimage to Mecca

Mansa Musa is still the richest man in all of history (adjusting for inflation!)

The gold flaunted during Mansa Musa’s Hajj had an unintended effect of eventually attracting______________ merchants and leaders to Africa’s vast resources.

Professional storytellers in West Africa

The ________ is a pilgrimage to Mecca and a Pillar of Islam

The second pillar of Islam calls for Muslims to pray ________ times a day

"There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God"

The third pillar of Islam

Muslims are required to fast from sun up to sun down during the month of Ramadan

A body of law that includes interpretation of the Quran and applies religious principles to all legal situations

What was traded on the Trans Saharan trade route

Trade route connecting Europe and Asia; spread religions across this area

The first of the powerful West African kingdoms, where Islam first spread via trade, lasted from 800-1050.

Home to Mansa Musa, this West African Kingdom was famous for the city of Timbuktu, which drew some of the best scholars from the Muslim World (doctors, judges, priests)

The last of the West African Kingdoms, where the ruler did not convert to Islam (unlike the other Kingdoms)

Women had equal rights to men is both the Song and Abbasid cultures

This practice symbolizes the subordinate role of women during the Song Dynasty

The role of women become much more restricted and insignificant during which Muslim caliphate

These were invented during the Tang and Song Dynasties

During the Pax Mongolica, these two foreigners sat on Kublai Kahn's court and observed Mongol culture

_____________ described the wealth and splendor of Mongol China and wrote of their efficient messenger system

What made Mongols successful in battle

One of the great achievement of Kublai Kahn with the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty

Mongols living amongst the Chinese, investment in transportation and trade, foreigners involved in the royal court, focus on art and culture are all part of changes during the ___________ dynasty

The _____________ Dynasty sought to restore Chinese greatness

A split occurred in Islam after Muhammad's death because of disagreement over...

People moved across the Sahara Desert to trade __________.

What religion heavily spread across Africa and the Middle East during this time?

What was the religious building called for Muslims?

What city was a major wealthy trading center in Western Africa?

What was the oppressive practice on upper class or elite Chinese women begun during the Song Dynasty?

During Ramadan Muslims are expected to:

Temujin became known as

Genghis Khan promoted his military based on

The Mongols spread ______________ by flinging dead bodies into cities

Genghis Khan organized his military into units of __________ and mixed up tribes to break down barriers

____________ were crucial to African trading because the could cross the previously uncrossable Saharan Desert

Kublai Khan mainlined a lot of Chinese practices, like ___________ but put Mongols in top positions

The mongols did not have their own ________________