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16 Cards in this Set
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Oasis
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Area in the desert fed by underground water creating a wet, fertile place
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Oases
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The plural of oasis
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Sheikh
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A tribal leader in Arabia
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Bedouins
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Nomadic desert herders of Arabia
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Caravan
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Group of traveling merchants and animals
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Mekkah/Mecca
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The largest and richest town along the trade routes of Arab merchants-The city of Muhammad's birth
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Kaaba
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A long, low building surrounded by statues of gods and goddesses-Holy Islamic site in Makkah/Mecca
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Islam
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A religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received from God
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Muhammad
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An orphan born in Mecca/Mekkah-Founder of Islam and spread Islam’s teachings to the people of Arabia
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Allah
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Arabic word for god
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Madinah
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City to first accept the teachings of Muhammad, the name was changed from Yathrib to Madinah which means “the city of the prophet”
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Quran
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holy book of Islam-contains the messages Muhammad received from God throughout his life
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Sunna
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Customs based on Muhammad's words and deeds, the written record of these deeds is called the Hadith
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Caliph
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successor to the messenger of god, Muhammad
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Sufis
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a group that spent their time praying and teaching Islam
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Mosque
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Islamic schoolish thingamadohicky
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