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Chapter 11 I&D
World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mecca | Mecca was a bustling market town at the crossroads of two main caravan routes, Muhammad was born in Mecca about 570. |
| Bedouins | a nomadic Arab of the desert. |
| Kaaba | The Kaaba or Ka'aba, is a cuboid building at the centre of Islam's most sacred mosque, Al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. |
| Khadija | Muhammad's first wife a wealthy widow husband and a loving father to his daughters. |
| Quran | contains the sacred word of God as revealed to Muhammad. The Quran provides a complete guide to life. Its ethical standards emphasize honesty, generosity, and social justice.Its sets harsh penalties for crimes such as stealing or murder. |
| People of the Book | Jews and Christians as regarded by Muslims. |
| Sharia | |
| Oasis | fertile area in a desert, watered by a natural well or spring. |
| Hijra | Muhammad's flight from mecca to Medina in 622. |
| Monotheistic | believing in one God. |
| Mosque | muslim house of worship. |
| Hajj | one of the Five Pillars of Islam, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetime. |
| Jihad | in Islam, and effort in God's service. |
| Abu Bakr | |
| Battle of Tours | |
| Fatima and Ali | |
| Sufi | |
| Umayyads | |
| Abbassids | |
| Harun al-Rashid | |
| Seljuks | |
| Tamerlane | |
| Caliph | successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims. |
| Minaret | slender tower of a mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayer. |
| Muezzin | mosque official who climbs to the top of a minaret to call the faithful to prayer. |
| Sultan | Muslim ruler. |
| Omar Khayyam | famous in Muslim world as a scholar and astronomer, is best known to westerners for The Rubaiyat. |
| Averroes | |
| Muhammad | |
| al-razi | |
| Avicenna | |
| Social Mobility | ability to move up in social class. |
| Arabesque | intricate design made up of curved lines that suggest floral shapes, used to decorate rugs, textiles, and glassware. |
| Calligraphy | fancy or stylized handwriting. |
| Sikhism | |
| Babur | |
| Mughul | |
| Nur Jahan | |
| Taj Mahal | |
| Sultanate | land ruled by a sultan. |
| Caste | in traditional Indian society, unchangeable social group into with a person is born. |
| Rajah | elected warrior chief of and Aryan tribe in ancient India; local Hindu ruler in India. |
| Sinan | |
| Isfahan | |
| Millet | in the ottoman empire, a religious community of non-Muslims. |
| Janizary | elite force of the ottoman army. |
| Shah | king. |
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Roy Oviedo
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