arabia
the homeland of the Arab people
mecca
the crossroad of trade and a religious place
muhammad
the creator of the islam religon
islam
a religion in which people pray to the god allah
qur’an
its the holy book of islam
five pillars
shahada: believing in only Allah
salat: praying 5 times a day
zakat: donate to those in need
sawm: to fast during Ramadan
hajj: to go to mecca at least once
mehmed the conqueror
the leader of the ottoman empire, helped destroy byzantine
ottoman empire
captured byzantine and turned it into istanbul