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world history
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| mecca | the marketplace echoed with the bustle of bargaining. |
| bedonins | nomadic herders |
| kaaba | an ancient shrine traced to prophet Abraham. Kaaba is cube-shaped shrine which contains Black Stone |
| khadija | wealthy widow with prosperous caravan business. |
| quran | Quran specifies ‘up to 4 wives’ later on. |
| people of the book | Jews and Christians as regarded by Muslims. |
| sharia | Islamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet |
| oasis | fertile area in the desert |
| hijra | a journey |
| monotheistic | belief in one god |
| mosque | masjids |
| hajj | pilgrimage to mecca |
| jihad | efforts in gods service |
| abu bakr | is first caliph |
| battle of tours | is where they were under the first four caliphs and and that is where they stopped them |
| fatima and ali | they were married to each other and were the fourth caliph |
| sufi | Muslim ‘mystics’ who sought communion with God through meditation, fasting, etc. |
| umayyads | expanded the arab empire |
| addassids | captured damacus for abandoning the simple ways |
| harun alrashid | rule from 786 and 809 |
| seljuks | migrated into the middle east |
| tamerlane | led his army into the middle east |
| caliph | sucessor to myhammad |
| minaret | the slender towers of mosques |
| muezzin | official mosque |
| sultan | authouity |
| omar khayyam | was a sufi mystic, Persian polymath, philosopher |
| averroes | was a medieval Andalusian Muslim polymath. |
| muhammad al razi | was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist and chemist, philosopher |
| avicenna | he is known to have written, around 240 have survived |
| social mobility | the ability to move |
| arabesque | intricate design composed of curved lines |
| calligraphy | the art of beautiful handwriting |
| sikhism | Sandeep Singh Brar's view on the philosophy, development and way of life |
| babur | finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty |
| mughal | The Mughal Empire, self-designated as Gurkani, was a Persianate empire extending over large parts of the Indian subcontinent |
| nurjahan | Nur Jahan born as Mehr-un-Nissa, was Empress of the Mughal Empire as the chief consort of Emperor Jahangir. |
| taj mahal | The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| sultanate | land ruled by a sultan |
| caste | social groups from which they could not change |
| rajah | local hindu rulers |
| sinan | meaning spearhead |
| isfahan | Isfahan, historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan, Esfahan or Hispahan, |
| millet | religious communities |
| janizary | the elite force of the ottoman army |
| shah | king |
Created by:
Derek Vondrak
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