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Caliph   A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim Government.  
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Umayyad   A dynasty that ruled the Muslim Empire  
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Shi’a   The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad.  
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Sunni   The branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad  
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Sufi   A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means  
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Abbasids   A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire.  
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Al   Andalus  
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Fatimid   A member of the Muslim dynasty  
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Allah   God.  
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Islam   A monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in the seventh century  
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Muhammad   a great Israeli prophet  
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Muslim   A follower of Islam  
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Hijrah   Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Yathrib  
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Mosque   an Islamic place of worship.  
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Hajj   A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims  
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Qur’an   The holy book of Islam  
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Sunna   A Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad  
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Shari’ a   A body of law governing the lives of Muslims  
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House of Wisdom   A center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s.  
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Calligraphy   the art of beautiful handwriting  
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What event in the life of Muhammad signaled the beginning of Islam?    
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He was “spoken to by an angel”    
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Why was Mecca an important city in western Arabia?    
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It was used for holy ceremonies    
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What are the five pillars of Islam?    
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Muslim duties    
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Why did Muslims consider Christians and Jews “people of the book”    
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Each religion has a holy book    
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How did the beliefs and practices of Islam create unity and strength among Muslims in the 600s?    
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Peace and common grounds through out Islam    
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In what ways are the teachings of the Muslims similar to those of Christians and Jews?    
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Muslims believe they have the 3rd and last holy book    
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How did Islam help spread Arabic culture?    
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Islam and all their capturers spoke Arabic    
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