Islamic+Empires

= = =Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed.


 * Abu Bakr
 * caliph
 * tolerance
 * Janissaries
 * Mehmed II
 * Suleyman I
 * Shia
 * Sunni

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following question**__.__

1. What is a caliph? Do you think the rules that Muslims made for conquered non-Muslims were fair? Why or why not?

2. Why was Abu Bakr elected the first caliph?

3. Name three places Islam spread to through trade. How did trade help spread Islam?

4. What happened at Tours? Why was this battle significant to the spread of Islam?

5. Who were the Janissaries? How did Sunni and Shia beliefs about caliphs differ?

6. Review this section and write a paragraph about the three powerful Islamic empires that began to form in the 1200s. Provide 3 specific details for each empire.

=Resources=

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ABC-CLIO - [|Abu Bakr and the Caliphate] ABC-CLIO - [|The Rise and Rapid Spread of Islam] ABC-CLIO - [|Shi'a] and [|Sunni] ABC-CLIO - [|Umayyad Dynasty] ABC-CLIO - [|Abbasid Dynasty]

=Video= [|Islam Empire of Faith3]

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