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hijra
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Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622
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hajj
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one of the five pillars of Islam, the pilgrimage to mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetime
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mosque
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Muslim house of worship
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caliph
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successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims
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Sultan
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Muslim Ruler
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Millet
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in the Ottoman Empire, a religious community of non Muslims
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chinampas
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artificial islands made of earth piled on reed mats anchored to a shallow lake bed
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quipe
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knotted strings used by Incan officials for record keeping
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savanna
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grassy plain with irregular patterns of rainfall
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patrilineal
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terms used for family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the father
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matrilineal
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term used for family organization I'm which kinship ties are traced through the mother
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lineage
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group claiming a common ancestor
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