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29 Cards in this Set
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Levy
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To make someone pay (a tax or charge).
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Distinct
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Clearly different or separate.
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Conduct
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Way a person behaves.
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Inferior
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Lower in rank, quality, or value.
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Intersect
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To divide or cross an area with lines or with structures following lines.
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Document
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Written record, usually issued by an office, used as proof of something.
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Elaborate
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Having many small details.
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Integrate
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To combine two or more pieces or elements into one.
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Caliphate
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Rule by caliph.
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Dynasty
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A family that holds political power through many generations.
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Treaty
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An agreement between countries or peoples.
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Abu al-Abbas
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The first abbasid ruler .
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Sultan
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Muslim ruler.
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Sharia
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The islamic law code known.
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Imam
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Religious leader.
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Minaret
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A tower where a muezzin would call people to prayer.
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Polygamy
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Marriage to more than one spouse.
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Madrasa
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Religious school.
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Urban
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Having to do with a city or cities.
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Textile
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Woven Goods.
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Social mobility
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The ability to rise in society.
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Souk
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Marketplace.
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Letter of Credit
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A written record issued by one bank that allows a person to take money out of another bank.
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Ibn Rushd
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One of the greatest philosophers who studied Aristotle.
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Ibn Sina
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Greatest muslim doctor that was known as Avienna.
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Astrolabe
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An instrument that is designed to measure and plot and the position of stars.
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Ibn Kaldum
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Wrote a history of rise and fall of dynasties.
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Arabesque
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A pattern of curved shapes and lines resembling flowers or vines.
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Calligraphy
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Decorative writing.
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