| A | B |
| bazaar | a covered market that was crucial to every Muslim city or town |
| umma | an Islamic community |
| sultan | a Turkish leader that commanded the empire and was the 'holder of power' |
| jihad | 'a struggle in the way of God' or sometimes called a holy war |
| caliph | a secular leader of the Islamic community |
| hajj | a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca |
| sheikh | a leader of an Arabic tribe chosen by a council of elders |
| minaret | a tower on an Islamic temple |
| muezzin | a crier who stands in the tower of an Islamic temple and calls the faithful to prayer 5 times a day |
| mosque | an Islamic temple |