World of Islam Vocabulary Test Crossword
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1) In 1501, a Shia leader named Ismail proclaimed himself shah, or king, of Persia. Ismail founded the Safavid dynasty, which ruled Persia until the 1700s. 2) The Arab founder of Islam, Muhammad is held by Muslims to be the chief prophet of God3) Holy text of the Muslim religion6) language of Persia; still spoken in Iran today7) Also known as Mecca, is the birthplace of the Muslim prophet, Muhammad8) a member of the Muslim dynasty of Mongol origin founded by the successors of Tamerlane, which ruled much of India from the 16th to the 19th century; 10) members of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab c1500 by the guru Nanak, that refuses to recognize the Hindu caste system and forbids magic, idolatry, and pilgrimages12) Known as "Suleiman the Magnificent" and "the Lawmaker." 1494?-1566. Sultan of Turkey (1520-1566) who established a code of laws, was a patron of the arts, and led the Ottoman Empire to the height of its military and political power.13) The Persian Gulf is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. An extension of the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz, it lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest. 16) The Red Sea, is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. 18) (1332-1406) was the first pioneer to discover that history, like any other science, required research.20) a marketplace or shopping quarter, especially one in the Middle East21) a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.24) The Persian physician al-Razi (ca. 865-925), also known as Rhazes, prepared compilations that were influential in Western medicine for centuries. His monograph on smallpox and measles is still considered a medical classic.26) A country of southwest Asia at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula. It was ruled by various peoples, such as the Sabaeans, Himyarites, Romans, Ethiopians 27) a white marble mausoleum in central India, in Agra on the Jumna River: built (1632–43) by the emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal; regarded as the finest example of Mogul architecture. 28) he chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad. The caliph ruled in Baghdad until 1258 and then in Egypt until the Ottoman conquest of 1517; the title was then held by the Ottoman sultans until it was abolished in 1924 by Atatürk29) the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in Palestine33) An ancient empire and civilization of western Asia in the upper valley of the Tigris River. In its zenith between the ninth and seventh centuries bc, the empire35) the traditional portion of Muslim law based on Muhammad's words or acts, accepted (together with the Koran) as authoritative by Muslims and followed particularly by Sunni Muslims36) ancient name for the land that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (in modern Iraq)41) a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.42) Officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, a country in northeastern Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Israel and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The principal geographic feature of the country is the Nile River.44) Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204)46) Spanish-Arab philosopher, jurist, and physician. He is well known for his commentaries on Aristotle, which exerted a strong influence on medieval Christian theology47) a palace and citadel of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spain: built chiefly between 1248 and 135448) The Persians were originally a Medic tribe which settled in Persia, on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf; modern day Iran50) A group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia, the Middle East, or North Africa using animals such as camels52) An Arab leader who is the chief of an Arab tribe54) a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock; Bedouin, are an Arab seminomadic group, descended from nomads who have historically inhabited the Arabian and Syrian Deserts. Their name means "desert dwellers" in Arabic56) Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. |
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4) a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet, who is widely considered to be one of the most influential scientists of all time; noted for the Rubáiyát, a collection of quatrains5) a major trading center (primarily for gold and salt) and a center of Islamic learning by the 14th century9) a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.11) the capital of Spain under Moorish rule14) believed that Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, was his rightful heir. group of Muslims who believed that all future caliphs had to be Ali's descendants; according to the Shia, the Umayyad caliphs in Damascus had no right to rule. 15) an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant.17) arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea19) a Muslim place of worship22) Al-mamoun, the 7th Abbaside caliph, was a great promoter of science and learning; especially in the areas of astrology, math and cartography23) Muslim laws based on the religious teachings of the Quran25) the word Seljuk Turks used for their leader, sovreign, king; meaning "holder of power"29) Monarchy in the Middle East, bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, and Israel to the west. Amman is its capital and largest city.30) A city of western Saudi Arabia north of Mecca. There, the Mosque of the Prophet, containing Muhammad's tomb, is a holy site for Muslim pilgrims.31) the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean:32) Peninsula in southwest Asia, bordered on the north by Jordan and Iraq, on the east by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, on the south by the Gulf of Aden, and on the west by the Red Sea.34) Sultan of Turkey (1451–1481) and founder of the Ottoman Empire. He conquered Constantinople in 1453 and made it his capital. 35) title of the king of Persia37) rivals of the Shia, they recognized the Umayyad caliphs as rightful rulers, though they did not always agree with their actions.38) Muslim religion founded by the prophet Muhammad39) A famous collection of Persian, Indian, and Arabian folktales. Supposedly, the legendary Scheherazade told these stories to her husband the sultan, a different tale every night for 1,001 days; therefore, the collection is sometimes called The Thousand and One Nights.40) A city of western Saudi Arabia north of Mecca. The Mosque of the Prophet, containing Muhammad's tomb, is a holy site for Muslim pilgrims43) an arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf. 45) capital of Egypt49) Turkish dynasty which, from 1040 to 1194, ruled the Islamic world from Transoxania in the east to Anatolia, Persia, and the Arabian Peninsula in the west. The Seljuk sultans originally had been warlords of the Oghuz tribes living east of the Aral Sea.51) leader was Genghis Kahn who united the nomadic race of people from Mongolia; at their peak, the Mongols controlled between 11 and 12 million contiguous square miles, an area about the size of Africa.53) during the late 1200s, Turkish clans settled part of Asia Minor. They called themselves Ottoman Turks, after their leader named Osman. The Ottomans conquered much of the Byzantine Empire.55) Capital of Iraq, located in central Iraq on both banks of the Tigris River.57) capital of the country Syria, formerly known as Assyria58) another name for The Thousand and One Nights59) Libya is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.60) Akbar the Great. 1542-1605, Mogul emperor of India (1556-1605), who extended the Mogul empire to include N India.61) fertile area in a desert where water is found62) a member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled the Islamic world from AD 660 (or 661) to 750 and Moorish Spain from 756 to 1031. The dynasty claimed descent from Umayya, a distant relative of Muhammad63) capital of Turkey; also, formerly known as Constatinople |
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