| A | B |
|---|
| hijra | Mohammed&medina followersto Yathrib |
| caliph | successor to muhammed |
| mosque | house of worship |
| hajj | 5th pillar |
| Quran | Muslim holy book |
| jihad | struggle for god's service |
| pilars | faith, prayer, charity, fasting, journey |
| Sharia | Islamic system of law |
| Mecca | center of trade |
| Muhammad | prophet/vision from god |
| Bedouins | nomadic herdens |
| people of the book | Jews and Christians |
| minaret | towers of mosques |
| sultan | authority that controlled baghdad |
| Fatina and Ali | Muhammad's daughter and son in law |
| Sufi | Muslim mystics /religius meditation |
| umayyads | ruled Islamic dynasty until '750/spectacular conquest |
| Harun al-Rashid | ruled europe and muslim world |
| Seljuks | asian invaders who adopted Islam |
| Sunni | major branch within Islam |
| Dome of the Rock | building over rock where muhammad went to heaven |
| Avicenna | physician wrote book about medicine/disease |
| advance in medicine | eye/cataract surgery |
| trade | china sil road |
| new business methods | bank checks, credit, partnerships |
| Omar Khayyam | scolar, astronomer, poet |
| Mohammed al razi | head doctor in Baghdad |
| Averroes | philospher |
