World History Unit 2 Islamic World

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Across
  1. 1. Marketplace
  2. 4. Thousand and One Nights Includes tales from India, Persia, and Arabia
  3. 5. (Holy Book of Islam) Messages received from Allah for more than 20 years (not written until after Muhammad dies); Guidelines for how to live: Honesty, respect, kindness, obedience to Allah and forbids murder, lying, and stealing
  4. 7. Leads Mogul empire to prosperity, but after religious freedom ends with persecution of Hindus
  5. 9. most important city; at trade crossroad and religious center
  6. 13. built along trade routes
  7. 16. "The Lawgiver" Ottoman sultan who organized laws and built schools and mosques
  8. 17. Towers from which an announcer calls Muslims to prayer five times each day
  9. 18. Used to determine location at sea and confirms that the Earth is round
  10. 22. created to train doctors, pharmacies and medical clinics
  11. 24. Greek and Roman texts that would contribute to the Renaissance
  12. 25. Result of experimentation with metal
  13. 26. Wealthy merchants and religious leaders thought he was destroying their authority
  14. 28. Christians and Jews who are to be treated kindly
  15. 30. Muslim houses of worship (also serve as schools, courts, and centers of learning
  16. 32. Any chosen person can lead
  17. 33. Believe Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, was rightful heir, so his descendents should lead
  18. 34. founder of Islam; Successful merchant from Mecca who has a vision in a cave calling him to be a prophet of Allah
  19. 36. One all-powerful God (Allah) who created the universe (like Christianity and Judaism) and judges right and wrong
  20. 37. Invents algebra
  21. 38. Muslim leaders said no creating images of living creatures because of idol worship
  22. 39. numerals Adopted from the Indian culture
  23. 40. Abbas United Persia and sought to overthrow the Ottoman Empire
Down
  1. 1. Tribal Nomads who herd animals, live in tents and battle over water and supplies
  2. 2. Overthrew the Umayyads ; considered the Golden Age of Islam
  3. 3. Building in Mecca with stone from heaven (important pilgrimage site)
  4. 6. Family that takes control of Islam and spreads it through war; is stopped at the Battle of Tours in France
  5. 8. Islamic Law based on the Quran and created over centuries by Islamic scholars included no gambling, eating pork, or drinking alcohol
  6. 9. Merchants Help spread Islam, Arabic language, Banking, technologies and develop cities as centers of trade
  7. 10. Adopted from China and brought to the West
  8. 11. Muhammad Dies; Muslim leaders choose a caliph (leader) to protect and spread Islam
  9. 12. Holy site in Jerusalem
  10. 14. Nomadic warriors take Baghdad run government as Sultans; overthrown by Mongols
  11. 15. Discovered that blood circulates to and from the heart; Described how diseases spread
  12. 19. (Required acts of worship) 1.Belief, 2.Pray 5x a day, 3.Charity, 4.Fasting during Ramadan, 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca
  13. 20. Muhammad flees Mecca and arrives in Medina in 622; first year of the Muslim calendar
  14. 21. Manage families and households, but allowed to own property, invest in trade, and inherit wealth
  15. 23. desert with high temperatures, little water and oasis
  16. 27. Conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) and the Byzantine Empire
  17. 29. largest and most powerful Muslim empire
  18. 31. Mogul ruler Shah Jahan built it as a tomb for his wife
  19. 34. In charge of government, society, and business
  20. 35. Groups of traveling merchants for protection against Bedouin raids