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| Muhammad | the prophet of Islam |
| Allah | the one true god according to Islam |
| Five Pillars of Islam | the five acts of worship in Islam |
| Sunni | one of the groups that split from the Shi'a |
| Shia | one of the groups that split from the Sunni |
| Quran | the holy book of Islam |
| Koran | another spelling for the holy book of Islam |
| Mecca | place where Muslims must make a piligrimage |
| Medina | the city of the prophet and holy to Islam |
| Battle of Tours | the defeat of Muslims in 732 AD |
| Arabian Peninsula | general location of Mecca and Medina |
| Dome ofthe Rock | mosque located in Jerusalem and example of Muslim architecture |
| Arabic | language of the Muslim Empire |
| Jihad | religious war |
| Algebra | one of the contributions of the Muslim Empire |
| Mosaics | form of Muslim artwork |
| Mosque | Muslim place of worship |
| Trade routes | where Islam was diffused |
| caliph | successor to Muhammed as political and religious leader |
| Hijah | Muhammeds flight from Mecca to Medina |
| Ottoman Empire | During the 16th and 17th centuries, in particular at the height of its power under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the empire was one of the most powerful states in the world – a multinational, multilingual empire that stretched from the southern borders of the Holy Roman Empire to the outskirts of Vienna, R |
| Suleiman | Suleiman became a prominent monarch of 16th century Europe, presiding over the apex of the Ottoman Empire's military, political and economic power. Suleiman personally led Ottoman armies to conquer the Christian strongholds of Belgrade, Rhodes, and most of Hungary before his conquests were checked at the Siege of Vienna in 1529. |
