1. Obituaries/Book Reviews Review

2. People: Mehmed the Conqueror  Leader (sultan) of the Ottoman Empire  Conquered Constantinople, destroying the Byzantine Empire  Created the first Muslim Empire

3. Book: The Sunnah  Koran – Contains God’s words, spoken to Muhammad, according to Muslims  The Sunnah – A “guide” to reading the Koran  Helps explain and interprets God’s words

4. People: Suleiman the Magnificent  Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Came after Mehmed the Conqueror  Continued the successes of Mehmed  Emphasized the importance of… Art Literature Architecture

5. Text: The Hadith  Along with the Koran and Sunnah, an important book of Islam  Contains more of God’s words (spoken to Muhammad) and Muhammad’s quotes and teachings about Islam  A “guide” to being a good Muslim

6. People: Mansa Musa  Emperor of the Kingdom of Mali in Africa  Very rich  Led a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 Gave away gold along the way  So much that he disrupted the economies of other countries along the way

7. Text: Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali  Fiction passed down by griots (storytellers)  Sundiata was born sickly, grew up, became stronger, and defeated a tyrant to become king himself

8. People: Shah Abbas  Shah (king) of the Persian Empire Modern day Iran  Removed his father and jailed him to become Shah  Recognized the importance of cultural blending  Created the Golden Age of the Safavid Empire

9. Text: The Book of Golden Meadows  A religious history book  Contains stories starting with Adam & Eve, to Noah’s Ark, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, and finishes with the caliphs (leaders) of Islam after Muhammad died

10. People: Ghengis Khan  Leader of the Mongol Empire North of China  Obsessed with conquering Controlled the largest empire in world history About the size of Africa  It’s possible that his wars were responsible for the deaths of 40 million people

11. Text: The Analects  Contains the teachings/sayings of Chinese philosopher, Confucius  Written by his students  Advice for how to treat others and live your life “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” “True wisdom is knowing what you don't know” “Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.”

12. People: Kublai Khan  Leader of Mongol Empire  Grandson of Ghengis Khan  Did some conquering (all of China), but wasn’t obsessed with it like Ghengis  Was more concerned with governing his people