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