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Chapter 3
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/17/2013

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Oasis
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water is found only at oases, green areas fed by underground water.
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Sheikh
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The head of the tribe was called the sheikh
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Caravan
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To fend off attacks by Bedourns, many traveled in a caravan, or group of traveling merchants and animals
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Quran
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Muslims wrote down the messages that Muhammad said he received from Allah. These writings became the Quran, or holy book of Islam.
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Caliph
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The caliph is the successor to the messenger of God.
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Shiite
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Shiites believed that Ali, muhammad's son-in-law, should succeed him and that all future caliphs should be Ali's decendants
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Sunni
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Sunnis, who outnumbered shiites, accepted the umayyad dynasty as rightful caliphs, though they did not always agree with their policies
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Sultan
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The seljuk ruler called himself sultan, or "holder of power."
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Mosque
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Mosques are Muslim houses of worship
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Bazaar
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Another important part of every Muslim city was the bazzar, or marketplace
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minaret
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From these towers, called minarets, religious officials call muslims to prayer five times a day.
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crier
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These are towers from which a crier, or announcer, calls believers to prayer fave times a day.
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