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chapter one
vocabulary
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/03/2012

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Term
oasis
Definition
water is only found in these green areas that are fed by under ground water
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sheikh
Definition
the head of the tribe
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caravan
Definition
a group of traveling merchants and animals that traveled together to fight of Bedouins
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Quran
Definition
messages that Muhammed received from Allah. Holy book
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caliph
Definition
successor to the messenger of god
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shiite
Definition
believed that Ali, Muhammed's son-in-law, should succeed him and that all future caliphs should be Ali's descendants.
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sunni
Definition
accepted the Umayyed dynasty although they did not always agree with the policies
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sultan
Definition
holder of power
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mosque
Definition
houses of worship
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bazaar
Definition
marketplace
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minaret
Definition
tower of a mosque from which the crier calls
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crier
Definition
an announcer that calls to let the people pray. They do this five time a day
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