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chapter 2 vocab
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10/15/2013

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caliph
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Muslim ruler
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Shiite
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smallest part of the divided Muslim world
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Sunni
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largest part of the divided Muslim world
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sultant
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the name meaning "holder of power" which the Seljuk ruler called himself
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mosque
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major building in every Muslin city; houses of worship, schools, courts, and centers of learning
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bazaar
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Muslin marketplace
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minaret
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towers from which an announcer calls from people to come pray
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crier
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announcer who makes important announcements
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oasis
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water source, from underground water,  found in the midle of the desert
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sheikh
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head member of a tribe
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caravan
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group of traveling marchants or animals who carry goods
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Quran
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book of messages Muslims wrote down which we recieved from the Allah (God) which created the holy book of Islam
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