| A | B |
|---|
| appeal | law, or to ask for something |
| beacon | a guide, a sign of something |
| caliph | Muslim title for the highest leader of Islam |
| calligraphy | decorative writing |
| convert | change to another religion |
| emblematic | symbolizing something |
| five pillars | five acts of worship required of all Muslims, faith, daily prayer, donate to charity, fasting, pilgramage to Mecca |
| flourish | thrive, success, grow |
| hub | center of something, like the center of a town |
| Ibn Battutah | Islamic traveller |
| imperial | pertaining to an emperor, a ruler |
| jhad | means "to make the effort, or to struggle" to obey God |
| hajj | pilgrimmage to Mecca |
| Islam | religion based on the messages of Muhammad -means to "submit to God" |
| Janissaries | slave soldiers, converted to Islam, fierce warriors |
| meditative | contemplate, think about |
| Mehmed II | Led Ottomans to conquered Constantinople & Byzantine Empire (known as the Conqueror" |
| minaret | narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer |
| mosque | building for Muslim prayer |
| Muhammed | spiritual & political leader of Islam religion |
| Muslim | follower of Islam religion |
| pagan | does not believe in established religion |
| patron | sponsors of architecture |
| pilgrimmage | journey to a sacred place |
| pillar | a duty of an islam |
| prophesy | foretell or predict the future |
| Qur'an (Koran) | holy book of Islam |
| retreat | a place of refuge to live & be safe |
| sacred | holy |
| Shariah | laws based on Islam beliefs of what is right and wrong, |
| Sufism | People who focused on spirtual issues rather than science |
| Suleyman | man called "The Magnificent" when Ottoman Empire reached it's height |
| Sunnah | way Muhammad lived, model Muslims to live |
| Sunni | didn't think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad |
| unprecedented | never happened before |
| Shia | Muslims who thought only Muhammad's descendants could become caliphs |
| tolerance | acceptance |
| Medina | The Prohet's City" where Mohammad lived |
