history test ch 3 Flashcards
Alliance
A formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes
Caliph
Political religious rulers who continued to develop sharia law with own decisions
Imam
Prayer leader of a mosque
Jihad
A holy war sacred duty by Muslims
Retribution
Requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil
Legal code
Based on the existing and new laws of a group of people
Ethical code
Based on religious ideas and morality, linked to the concept of GOD( source of law)
Koran
The sacred book of Islam
Muhammad
Islamic leader
Kadis
Islamic judges who decided cases involving Muslims in the empire
Legislation
The act of making or enacting laws
Eye for an eye
Punishment should fit the crime
Hammurabi
King of Babylon famous for his law codes
Hierarchy
Any system of persons or thing ranked one above another