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Gr 7 History Ch 10
Grade 7 History Ch 10 Review - Places & Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arabia | the one million square-mile peninsula that lies southeast of the Fertile Crescent |
| Mecca | the birthplace of Mohammed |
| Bedouins | Arab nomads |
| Allah | the god of Islam |
| Hegira | Mohammed's flight from Mecca; the turning point for Islam |
| jihad | the Muslims' name for "holy war" |
| Islam | the new religion founded by Mohammed in Arabia about 600 years after Christ |
| Muslims | followers of Islam |
| Koran | Muslim holy book |
| caliphs | Mohammed's successors |
| crusades | "holy wars" fought against Islam in the name of Christianity |