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HistoryTest chapter3

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oasis   a small area in the desert that is watered by springs or wells  
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nomads   herders  
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tribes   when families join together  
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shaikh   the respected elder and leader of the group  
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idols   images used as an object of worship  
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wadis   dry riverbeds  
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pilgrimage   a journey to a sacred site  
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suq   open-air marketplace  
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Ka'bah   cube shaped shrine built by Abraham and Ishmael  
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Qur'an   the written record of God's words  
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monotheism   the belief in one god  
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Hijrah   the migration to Medina  
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Islam   a religion based on the teachings of Muhammad  
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Muslims   Believers in Islam  
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Mosque   Muslim house of worship  
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Hadith   words and deeds of Muhammad  
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Sunna   the Qur'an and collections of hadith  
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jihad   to struggle  
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caliph   succesor  
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council   an assembly  
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Shiites   Ali's followers  
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Sunni   those who follow the sunna  
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hanif   people who believed in one god  
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Quraysh   the keepers of the Ka'bah, a local tribe in Mecca  
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