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Travis Ranch 7th Grade Honors Chapter 2
Honors for TRMS Mrs.Bremer's class 2013
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/16/2013

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Oasis
Definition
Green areas in the desert fed by underground water
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Sheikh
Definition
Head of an Arabian tribe
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Caravan
Definition
Group of traveling merchants and animals
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Quran
Definition
Holy book of Islam
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Caliph
Definition
Successor to the messenger of God
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Shiite
Definition
Believed that Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, should succeed him and that all future caliphs should be Ali's descendants
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Sunni
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Accepted the Umayyad dynasty as rightful caliphs, though they did not always agree with their policies
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Sultan
Definition
Holder of power
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Mosque
Definition
Muslim houses of worship
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Bazaar
Definition
Important part of a city, the marketplace
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Minaret
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towers from which a crier or announcer, calls believers to pray 5 times a day
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Crier
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Announcer that calls believers to pray 5 times per day
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