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Humanities ch.2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hills of sand shaped by the wind | sand dunes |
| wet, fertile area in a desert | oasis |
| settled | sedentary |
| a group of traders that travel together | caravan |
| a market or bazaar | souk |
| The messages Muhammad received form the basis of the religion | Islam |
| A follower of Islam | Muslim |
| the holy book of Islam | qur'an |
| a place at which people worship a saint or god | Shrine |
| a journey to a sacred place | pilgrimage |
| building for Muslim prayer | Mosgue |
| means to make an effort, or to struggle | Jihad |
| to the way muhammad lived | Sunnah |
| Which are five acts of worship required of all Muslims | Five pillars of Islam |
| a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam | caliph |
| acceptance | tolerance |
| Converted to Islam and became fierce fighters | Janissaries |
| Ottoman rular | Sultan |
| woman usually had to live apart from men in an area of a household called harem. | Harem |
| were muslims who thought that only members of Muhammad's family could become caliphs | Shia |
| Did not think that the caliphs had to be related to the Muslims | Sunni |
| Teaches that people can find God's love by having a personal relationship with god | Sufism |
| sponsors | patrons |
| narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer | Minaret |
| decorative writing | Calligraphy |