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49 Cards in this Set
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luxury perfume sold by arabian merchants to cities in Palestine
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frankincense
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well-watered , fertile area in a desert
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oasis
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ship of the desert
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camel
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group of people and camels traveling together across the desert
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caravan
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"submit to the will of God"
religion born in the region of Arabia around 600 A.D. |
Islam
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follower of Islam
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Muslim
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Muslim holy book
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Quran (Koran)
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written language developed around 800 B.C. by western Arabs
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Arabic
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temple in Mecca where gods and goddesses were worshipped
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Kaaba
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holy pilgrimage to Mecca
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hijra
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Five Pillars of Islam
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1 belief in 1 God, Allah;Muhammed is his prophet 2 pray to Allah 5x daily 3 give to poor/needy 4 fast during Ramadan 5 pilgrimage to Mecca
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pilgrimage to Mecca which every Muslim should make once in a lifetime
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hajj
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holy month when Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown
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Ramadan
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Muslim leader with both political and religious authority; mens "successor to the prophet"
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caliph
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lands ruled by the caliphate
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caliphate
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Muslim place for worship
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mosque
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four areas of learning contained in the books in the House of Wisdom
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history, science, law, mathematics
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textbook written by Avicenna in 1000 A.D.
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Canon of Medicine
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medical care was take to those living far from Baghdad by this
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moving hospital
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system of mathematics developed by Arabs
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algebra
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Muslims increased the knowledge of this study of stars and planets
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astronomy
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Muslim astronamers improved this instrument used to figure out direction and position from the stars
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astrolobe
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tall tower in which the religious leader stood and called the Muslims to prayer 5 times a day
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minaret
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oldest Muslim landmark which is in Jerusalem
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Dome of the Rock
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early Arabian music arose from these which were sung to pass the time during long trips across the desert
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"caravan songs"
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this instrument evolved from the oud, a stringed instrument developed by the Arabs
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guitar
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collection of folktales from Arabia and other countries; includes Ali Baba & 40 Thieves & Aladdin
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Arabian Nights
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making or study of maps or charts
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cartography
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people who live on the Arabian peninsula
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Arabs
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civilization in Yemen
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Sabaeans
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people of Nabataea, northern kingdom established around 300 B.C., now where Jordan is
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Nabataeans
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nomadic Arabs herders who travel the desert looking for water and pastureland for their camels, sheep, and goats
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bedouins
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born in 570 A.D. in Mecca, at age 40 received message from God "... you are the prophet of Allah"
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Muhammad
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Arabic word for God
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Allah
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wealthy widow and merchant for whom Muhammad worked and later married
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Khadeja
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Muslim leader who built Baghdad along the Tigris River
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al-Mansur
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famous Muslim doctor in the early 1000's; author of Canon of Medicine
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Ibn Sina
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wrote Book of Roger; traveled throughout Middle East; produced geographies and maps
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al-Idrisi
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Latin name for Ibn Sina, Muslim doctor
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Avincenna
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wise princess heroine of the Arabian Nights stories
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Shahrazad
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capital city of Nabataea, important place for travelers to stop along the trade route from the Fertile Crescent to Egypt
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Petra
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year when the kingdom of Nabataea ruled northern Arabia
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300 B.C.
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year when Muhammad as born
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570 B.C.
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year when Muhammad leaves Mecca for Medina
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622 A.D.
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year when Muhammad died
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632 A.D.
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year when Muslim caliphate controls Spain
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711 A.D.
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year when the Muslim advance was stopped in France
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732 A.D.
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year when Baghdad becomes the capital city of Muslim caliphate
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762 A.D.
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year when Avicenna wrote the medical textbook called Canon of Medicine
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1000 A.D.
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