Islamic Society

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  • Mansa Musa had £2400 of gold
  • 60,000 people went with Mansa Musa on his pilgrimage
  • Early Islamic Empire
    632-1258
  • Mansa Musa - Mali in Africa
    1312-1337
  • Mansa Musa went on pilgrimage, building mosques and giving charity along the way

    1324
  • The Mughal Empire

    1526-1857
  • Nur Jahan - the wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir who ruled as Empress
    1611-1627
  • Ottoman Empire

    1299-1922
  • Early Islamic Empire experienced a golden age of innovation whereas Europe experienced the Dark ages
  • Mansa Musa built his wealth from Gold and Salt mines
  • Mansa Musa was included in the Catalan Map due to the amount of wealth and significance to trade and traveler stories of his charitable nature
  • Langars were set up by Shah Jahan so free food was given to people suffering due to famine
  • Part of Akbar's palace burned down resulting in molten silver and gold streamed into the streets
  • Mughal emperor Aurunngzeb ordered Hindu temples to be destroyed
  • Nur jahan helped widows and orphans, giving opportunities to girls. Traders from Portugal, Spain and England needed Nur Jahan's approval
  • The Ottomans captured Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Mehmet II was the Ottoman leader at the time
  • The Ottoman Empire's decline in late 1800s meant European Empires took land from them
  • Ibn Al Haytham
    Father of optics, described how the eye works
  • Abbas Ibn Firnas
    Developed ideas on how to fly
  • Maeriam Al- Astrulabi
    Made sophisticated astrolabes
  • Al-Zahrawi
    Father of surgery and developed 200 surgical tools
  • Al-Khwarizmi
    Developed algebra and algorithms. He was a mathematician
  • Fatima al-Fihri
    Opened the first university
  • House of Wisdom
    Largest library at the time, a place where learning was greatly valued
  • Baghdad
    Capital of the Islamic Empires, also known as the "round city or "city of peace"
  • Cordoba
    City in Spain, large Christian and Jewish population who had top jobs as: advisors, writers, officials and businessmen
  • Mansa Musa
    King and leader of the Mali Empire, richest man in history
  • Timbuktu
    Became an important cultural center during Mansa Musa's rule
  • Mansa Musa
    • Richest man in history, created many trading routes
  • Taj Mahal
    Built by Shah Jahan
  • Nur Jahan
    Empress and wife of Jahangir. They ruled from Agra. She gave imperial orders and had physical strength such as using a musket. She was a female with power which was uncommon at the time as women in Mughal India followed Purdah (restricted to private life)
  • Osman I
    Started the Ottoman empire in 1299
  • Mehmet II
    Was the Ottoman leader when they captured Constantinople
  • Golden age
    A period of great achievement
  • Innovations
    A new method, idea or product. From latin: altered or made new
  • Pilgrimage
    A religiously important journey
  • Mansa
    King. This was the name given to rulers of the Mali Empire
  • Jizyah
    A tax paid by non-Muslims to rulers in Muslim states
  • Legacy
    The long lasting impact of a person's life
  • Sultan
    Name of the leader used by the Ottoman Empires