Chapter9-muslim Civilization

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Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to medina came to be known as the

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Hegira

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Or nomadic Arab peoples, moved their herds between scattered oases

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Bedouins

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Means “achieving peace through submission to God.”

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Islam

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Followers of Islam are known as

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Muslims

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The sacred text of Islam

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Qur’an

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The Qur’an lays five basic acts of worship that are central to Islam and that Muhammad himself fulfilled

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Five pillars of Islam

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The name for the building where Muslims worship

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Mosque

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“Struggle for the faith.”

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Jihad

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Successor

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Caliph

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Or area ruled by a caliph stretched all the way from Northern Africa in the west to Persia in the east

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Caliphate

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Clan of Mecca

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Umayyad

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“Flowers of the Sunna.” Or “ way of the prophet.”

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Sunnis

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Party of Ali

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Shia

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Mystics

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Sufis

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A family known as the_________ siezed the opportunity

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Abbasids

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An instrument for finding the position and movements of stars and planets

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Astrolabe

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A beautifully styled writing

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Calligraphy

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Tall towers from which the faithful are called to prayer

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Minarets