Quarter 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. A person who calls out the times of prayer from the minaret.
  2. 3. A person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons.
  3. 5. The leader of an Arab tribe or community.
  4. 7. A Muslim who believes that any good Muslim could be chosen as leader, not just Muhammad’s relatives.
  5. 9. The study of Earth’s land, water, and features, and how people live and interact with them.
  6. 12. A green, fertile area in the desert where there is water and plants.
  7. 16. A city in the Middle East sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
  8. 18. A Muslim who believes that only relatives of Muhammad should be leaders of the Muslim community.
  9. 19. A highly trained soldier in the Ottoman army, often taken as a young boy from Christian families and raised to serve the Sultan.
  10. 20. The title for a king in Persia (modern-day Iran), used by the Safavid rulers.
  11. 22. A series of wars between Christians and Muslims over control of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages.
  12. 24. The act of taking control of a place or people through military force.
  13. 27. ‘severing of ties’ the journey the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina.
  14. 28. A large group of lands and peoples ruled by one leader or government.
  15. 30. A place where Muslims gather to pray and worship.
  16. 33. a document dealing with tribal affairs during the prophet Muhammad's time in Medina and formed the basis of a multi-religious state under his leadership
  17. 34. A Muslim ruler, especially in later Islamic empires; usually a powerful king.
  18. 35. an Arab tribe that inhabited and used to control Mecca and the Kaaba
Down
  1. 1. good at handling sensitive or tricky situations in a polite and thoughtful way.
  2. 4. Acceptance of people with different religions or beliefs
  3. 6. a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender
  4. 8. A leader of the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death, both a political and religious ruler.
  5. 10. annual pilgrimage to Mecca
  6. 11. A marketplace with many shops and sellers.
  7. 13. A state or country ruled by a sultan.
  8. 14. A group of travelers and animals (usually camels) that move together across the desert for safety and trade.
  9. 15. A member of a secret Muslim group known for using surprise attacks to kill political or religious leaders.
  10. 17. A small, detailed painting often used in Persian and Mughal books to show stories, history, or daily life.
  11. 21. The holy book of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad.
  12. 23. The design and building of structures;
  13. 25. A path or network used for buying and selling goods between regions
  14. 26. A European soldier who fought on horseback, often for religious or noble causes during the Crusades.
  15. 29. A tall tower on a mosque where a crier calls Muslims to prayer.
  16. 31. The Muslim community
  17. 32. a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site