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WHAP Midterms-7
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10th Grade
01/14/2009

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sultan
Definition
a ruler in a Muslim country.
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Crusades
Definition
military adventures by western Christians to kick Muslims out of Holy Land.
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Sufis
Definition
wandering Muslim mystics.
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Mongols
Definition
nomadic peoples from central Asia.
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ulama
Definition
an orthodox Islamic scholar.
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bhaktic cults
Definition
groups that emphasized devotion to gods and goddesses.
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Mamluks
Definition
Muslim slave warriors of Turkish origin.
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Saladin
Definition
the Muslim leader in the end of the 12th century.
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Ibn Khaldun
Definition
one of the greatest historians and social commentators of all time, from Muslim origin.
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Kabir
Definition
a Muslim mystic in the 15th century.
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Shrivijaya
Definition
the trading empire that centered on the Malacca Straits.
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Malacca
Definition
a Portuguese trade town on the tip of the Malayan peninsula.
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Buyids
Definition
a regional splinter dynasty from Persia that took over the Abbasids and captured Baghdad.
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al-mahdi
Definition
the third Abbasid caliph.
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Harun al-Rashid
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the most famous Abbasid caliph, known for his indulgences.
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Chinggis Khan
Definition
khagan of the Mongols in the 1170s.
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Seljuk Turks
Definition
nomad invaders from central Asia via Persia; Sunni Muslims.
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