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39 Cards in this Set
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What is the land and climate like in the Arabian Penninsula?
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It is mostly desert with a hot dry climate & fertile ranges of mountains with hills
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What is the importance of Mecca?
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It has good water, and is a religous center for Muslims
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Where is Mecca located?
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It is in the protected valley between Yemen and the Mediteranian and the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea
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who founded Islam
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Mohamed
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Muslim place for worship
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mosque
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what do muslims have to do during Ramadan
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not eat or drinkto break of dawn till settling of sun
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Arabic word for god
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Allah
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city of center of western islamic influence
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Mecca
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Head of a Muslim government is called
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shaike
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some things islam forbids
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eating pork and drinking alcohol
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holiest shrine in mecca
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ka'bah
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holy book of Islam
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Qur'an
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signifagance of the Qur'ran
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written record of God's words.
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what do islam, Judaism, and christianity have incommon
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Many prophets and many holy peopleare in the bible and Qur'am
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some muslim achievments in Math and science are
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they mapped the solar system and believed earth was round and developed the system of Algebra
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traditional Islamic law observed by orthodox muslims and based on the teachingof Mohammed.
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Sunna
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What made Baghdad's location important
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Located on ancient trade routes serving both east and west.
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the civil and religous ruler of a Muslim state
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caliph
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an assembly called to help pick the next Muslim caliph
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council
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an image used as an object of worship
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idol
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A religion based on the teachings of Muhammad that believes in one God, Allah
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Islam
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The belief that there is only one god
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monotheism
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A Muslim house of worship
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mosque
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A believer in Islam
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Muslim
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A member of a group that moves from plce to place following food, water, and grasing land for their herds
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nomad
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A small area in the desert watered by springs and wells
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oasis
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A journey to a sacred place or shrine
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pilgrimage
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The sacred book of Islam that is believed to contain the revelations made to Muhammad by Allah
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Qur'an
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A member of the branch of Islam thta supports thedesendants of Muhammad as his rightful successors
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Sheite
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Traditional Islamic law observed by Orthodox Muslims based on the teachings of Muhammad
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Sunna
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branch of Islam that followsz orthodox traditionand acceptsthe validity
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Sunni
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social organazation made up of villages, bands, and or other groups with a common ancestry language culture and name
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tribe
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A type or organization structured like a pyramid, with one person at the top and many at the bottom.
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bureaucracy
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The art of fine handwriting as that practiced in Muslim art and writing.
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caligraphy
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To disagree, especially with the accepted doctrine of an established religion
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dissent
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A prince, chieftain, or governor especially in the Middle East
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emir
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a political unit often made up of a number of territories, states or nations, ruled by a single supreme authority.
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empire
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a group of persons forming a minority with the larger group
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faction
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something handed down from an ancestor; something from the past
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legacy
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