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24 Cards in this Set
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The ------ is the journey made by Muhammad and his followers to Madinah.
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Hijrah
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The commerical center of towns where goods were sold was called the ------.
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Bazaar
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A bedouin tribal chieftain was a ------.
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sheikh
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The pilgrimage to Makkah is the ----.
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hajj
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A narrative of events in the order in which they occurred is a ---------.
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chronicle
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The leader pf the Islamic civilation is a ------.
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caliph
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The Muslim coda of law is that --------.
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shari'ah
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Money or property brought by a groom to his wife at marriage is called a -----.
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dowry
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A Muslim house of worshipis a ------.
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mosque
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Aribic script entwined with plant stems and geometric designs is an ---------.
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arabesque
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----- mean submission of the will of Allah.
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Islam
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A struggle or conflict to spread Islam is a -----.
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Jihad
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The book containing the ethical guidlines and laws followed by Muslims is known as the -----.
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Quran
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------ is a Turkish title that describes someone who holds power.
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sultan
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------- is a group traveling together for protection.
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caravan
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------- is a word describing people who move from place to place.
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nomadic
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A trip to a holy place is a ----------.
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pilgrimage
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The voice Mahammad heard calling him to be the apostle of Allah was that of --- ----- --------.
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the angle Gaberial
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A Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam are ------.
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shiite
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------ is a Muslam group that accepts only the decendents of the Umayyads as the true rulers of Islam.
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sunni
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------ is a high government official in ancient Egypt or in Muslim countries.
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vizier
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--------- is an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the positions of stars.
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astrolabe
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------- is the crier who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer from the minaret of a mosque.
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muezzin
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------- is a tower of a mosque form which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times a day.
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minaret
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