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oases
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green areas fed by underground water
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sheikh
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head of Arab tribe
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caravan
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group of traveling merchants and animals
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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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Shiite
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People who believed only descendants of Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, could be a caliph. Umayyad caliphs had no right to rule
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Sunni
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People who outnumbered the Shiites and accepted the Umayyads but didn't agree with some of their policies
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sultan
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"holder of power"; Seljuk ruler
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