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
NurJahan - 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
MaeriamAl-Astrulabi
Made sophisticated astrolabes
Al-Zahrawi
Father of surgery and developed 200 surgical tools
Al-Khwarizmi
Developed algebra and algorithms. He was a mathematician
Fatimaal-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