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History CH 11 Iraq and Iran vocab
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History
8th Grade
10/07/2012

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Term
holy book of Islam
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quran
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person who regularly moves from place to place
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nomad
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muslim group that accepts only the decendants of Muhammad's son-in-law
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Shiite
Term
military and political leader with absolute authoritiy over a muslim country
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sultan
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marketplace
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bazaar
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group of traveling merchants and animals
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caravan
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body of land with water on 3 sides
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peninsula
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leader of an Arab tribe
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Sheikh
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green area in a desert fed by underground water
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oasis
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important muslim political and religious leader
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Caliph
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muslim group that accepts adecendants of the Umayyads as rightful rulers of Muslims
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Sunni
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muslim house of worship
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Mosque
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tower of a mosque from which the crier calls believers to prayer five times a day
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minaret
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a religious journey
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pilgrimage
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belief in having mulitple wives
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polygamy
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follower of Islam
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muslim
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to separate because of race, religion, or sex
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segregate
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