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Down: 1) 1526-1857 Started by Babur after he swept away the remnants of the Delhi sultanate, North of Delhi2) the sacred text of Islam3) New capital of Abbasid dynasty chosen by 2nd Abbasid caliph. Beautiful city.4) struggle in Allah's service5) a religion based on the teachings of the Indian holy man, Nanak. "Unity of God"7) a dynasty of Sunni caliphs that ruled the Muslim empire until 7508) "city of the prophet" was named Yathrib before. Muhammad and his followers migrated here.10) the city Muhammad and his followers left Mecca for.11) Nomadic herders who moved through the desert to reach seasonal pasturelands. A desert-dwelling Arab nomad.14) the elite force of the Ottoman army.15) the art of beautiful handwriting20) a tomb ordered to be built by Shah Jahan for his wife who had passed away.22) ruler23) Muslim mystics who sought communion w/ God through meditation, fasting, and other rituals24) capital of Safavid empire, became a center of the international silk trade25) local Hindu rulers27) the journey from Mecca to Yathrib from Muhammad and his followers28) name for a Safavid king Across: 1) house of worship in Islam5) a body of law that includes interpretations of the Quran, examples of behavior from Muhammad's life, and Muslim traditions.6) the capital of the Sultan of Ghur8) bustling market twin at crossroads of several caravan routes.9) the temple Muhammad believed that Abraham had built to worship God12) a dynasty that had united an empire in Persia. Shiite Muslims.13) Last and final prophet of Islam.16) Capital of the Ottoman empire, previously Constantinople17) a Turkish speaking nomadic people who migrated from Central Asia into NW Asia Minor18) believe that inspiration came from an example of Muhammad as recorded by his early followers.19) believe that the descendants of Muhammad's daughter and son-in-law, Ali, are the true Muslim leaders.21) slender towers of the mosques23) the ability to move up in a social class26) capital of Qajars.29) pilgrimage to Mecca30) dynasty founded by Abu al-Abbas which ruled in Baghdad from 750-125831) successor to Muhammad
 

 

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