Vocabulary Flashcards

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Umayyads

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Islam dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire and moved the capital to Damascus

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Omar khayyam

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Persian poet who wrote part of the Rubaiyat

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Ottoman Empire

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Makkah

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Largest and richest county in Arabia

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Abu al Abbas

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Caliph of new dynasty Abbasid until 1258

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Bedouins

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Arab nomads

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Quran

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Holy book of Islam

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Caliph

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Successor to the messenger of God

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Timbuktu

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Leading center of Muslim learning

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5 pillars of Islam

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Believe prayer charity fasting and pilgrimage

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Arab transportation

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12
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Muhammad’s Army

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Mogul Empire

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14
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Muslim scholars

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Created a lock code that explains how society should be run

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First 4 Caliphs

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Abu Bakr, Umar, uthmailon affani, Ali

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Oasis

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Green areas fed by underground water

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Indonesia

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Modern country with more muscle than any other country

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Sunnis

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Accepted the Umayyads as the rightful caliph

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Akbar

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“Great one” mongol employers who brought peace in order to as part of India

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Mosque

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Islamic House of worship

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Suleiman I

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Caliber of Islam who thought he was magnificent

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Minarets

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Towers that which believers are called to prayer

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Muslims

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A follower of the religion of Islam

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Shiites

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Believe the ruler should be a direct descendent of Muhammad

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Taj Mahal
Tomb built by mogul ruler for his wife after she died
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Islam
Religion that Muslim followed or the surrender to the will of Allah
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Seljuk
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Arab Empire
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Monotheism
Belief in one God