Islamic Society

• 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