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CHAPTER THREE
Q: WHY WAS CONSTANTINOPLE GETTING THE WORKS? A: THAT’S NOBODY’S BUSINESS BUT
THE TURKS (THE ISLAMIC EMPIRES)
READING QUESTIONS
1. What peninsula did the Arab tribes originate?
2. What made travel difficult in this peninsula?
3. What are the name for nomadic herders in this region and how did they
encourage trade in this region?
4. What two empires competed for control of the trade in this region?
5. Who united the Arab tribes and under what religion?
6. What is the difference between polytheistic and monotheistic?
7. What is the Quran?
8. What city is the most important in Islam?
9. What is the hajj?
10. Within 100 years, what areas did Islam forces seize control?
11. What was the significance of the following battles:
12. What Sunnis and Shias?
Battle of Qadisiyya
Battle of Tours
13. Write U for Ummayad of A for Abbasid.
____ Muslims stopped being Nomadic
____ Moved Capital to Baghdad
____ Golden Age of Islam
____ Moved Capital to Damascus
____ Built Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
____ Defeated by the Mongols
14. What math advancements were made during the Golden Age of Islam?
15. What was Omar Khayyam know for?
16. What was Ibn Battuta known for?
17. Where did the Ottoman Turks flee from and why?
18. What was Sulieman the Magnificent know for?
19. What European city helped ship goods for the Ottoman Empire?
20. What European empire fought against the Ottomans for control of the Balkan
Peninsula?
21. What was the significance of the Battle of Lepanto?