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Arabian Peninsulaa
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allah | god in the islamic religion |
| alms | charity given to the poor |
| caliph | leader of the muslims who is accepted as muhammad's successor |
| islam | a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of muhammad |
| monotheism | a belief in one god |
| mosque | a building for muslim worship, designed to face mecca |
| muslim | a person who follows the religion of islam, accepting allah as the only god |
| qur'an | the muslim holy book |
| toleration | the act of allowing something |
| al-andalus | the area of spain under muslim control between the 700s and 1492 ad |
| bureacuracy | a system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of a government |
| golden age | a period in which a society or culture is at its peak |
| calligraphy | the art of fine handwriting |
| aquifer | underground fresh water supply |
| clan | a group of people related by blood or marriage |
| oasis | a fertile are in a desert |