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Islamic Civilizations fc CH2
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10/16/2013

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oasis
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(plural: oases) green area in a desert fed by underground water.
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sheikh
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leader of an Arab tribe
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caravan
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group of traveling merchants and animals
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Quaran
Definition
holy book of Islam
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caliph
Definition
important Muslim political and religious leader
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Shiite
Definition
Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali as rightful rulers of Muslims
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Sunni
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Muslim group that accepts descendants of the Umayyads as rightful rulers of Muslims
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sultan
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military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country
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mosque
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Muslim house of worship
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bazaar
Definition
marketplace
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minaret
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tower of mosque from which the crier calls believers to prayer five times a day
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crier
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an announcer who calls Muslim believers to prayer five times a day
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