Module 8 - 10th History Flashcards
1
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Shahada
A
faith
2
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Salat
A
prayer
3
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Hajj
A
pilgrimage
4
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Zakat
A
alms
5
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swam
A
fasting
6
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Shi’a
A
the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad
7
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Caliph
A
a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government
8
Q
Shari’a
A
a body of law governing the lives of Muslims
9
Q
Sunni
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the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad
10
Q
Shah
A
hereditary monarch of Iran
11
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Sultan
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“overlord”; title for Ottoman rulers
12
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Ottoman
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followers of Osman
13
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Umayyads
A
dynasty
14
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Sunna
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an islamic model; for living, based on the life and leadings of Muhammad
