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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/16/2013

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sheikh
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The head of the tribe
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oasis
Definition
Green area fed by underground water
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caravan
Definition
Groups of traveling merchants and animals
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Quran
Definition
Holy Book of Islam
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caliph
Definition
successor of 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
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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
Marketplace
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minaret
Definition
These are towers from which a crier, or announcer, calls believers to prayer five times a day
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crier
Definition
announcer
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