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CH 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ibn Sina | A Persian doctor who wrote a detailed and extensive medical work that served as a reference book for more than 600 years. |
| bureaucracy | System of government in which a network of departments and agencies carries out the administrative work. |
| arabesque | Design showing intertwined stems, leaves, and flowers of a plant. |
| Iberian Peninsula | A southwestern tip of Europe; present location of Spain and Portugal. |
| script | hand-written letters or symbols of a language. |
| standing army | Fighting force maintained even in times of peace. |
| Umayyads | Group who took control of Muslim lands after Muhammad died. |
| Abd al-Malik | Seventh century caliph who imposed a common language and currency. |
| mercenary | A soldier paid to fight. |
| Abd al-Rahman III | Eighth emir of al-Andalus and first caliph of Cordoba. |
| golden age | Period in which a country or culture is at its peak. |
| Omar Khayyam | Master of the poetic form called the quatrain popular in Persia |
| Baghdad | Capital of the Abbasid Empire. |
| al-Andalus | Muslim Spain |
| Faction | Opposing group |
| Cordoba | Capital of al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) |
| Calligraphy | Art of fine handwriting |