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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/03/2012

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oasis
Definition
Green areas that are nourished by an underground water source
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sheikh
Definition
An Arabian tribe's head chief
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caravan
Definition
A group of merchants and animals that travel together
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Quran
Definition
the Islamic holy book
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caliph
Definition
the successor the of the Messenger of God
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Shiites
Definition
they thought Ali and his descendants should be the only caliphs
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Sunnis
Definition
these people thought Umayyad and his descendants should be the caliphs
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sultan
Definition
the ruler of the Seljuks
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mosque
Definition
Muslim temples or worship places
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bazaar
Definition
a marketplace made up of shops and stalls
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minarets
Definition
tower from which a crier announces from
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crier
Definition
an announcer that calls times a day for believers pray
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