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topic 11 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nomads | people who move from place to place |
| prophets | people who are said to receive message from God to be taught to others |
| revelations | revealed truths from God |
| Quran | that holy book of Islam |
| hajj | A pilgrimage to the holy city of mecca |
| mosque | a Muslim house of worship |
| sharia | the Islamic law of code |
| caliph | the title of a Muslim ruler |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
| Sufism | an Islamic life style that stresses controlling ones desires giving up worldly attachments and seeking nearness to God |
| sultan | ruler of Muslim states |
| textiles | woven fabric |
| calligraphy | the art of decorative writing |
| maritime | sea related |