| A | B |
|---|
| Muslim | A follower of Islam means those who surrender. |
| polytheists | people who believe in more than one god |
| monotheists | people who believe in only one god |
| Arabic | The language of Islam |
| The Quran/Koran | The word of God spoken through the prophet Muhammad |
| Muhammad | The last and greatest prophet of Islam |
| The Children's Crusade | Thousands of peasnat children from France and Germany sent to march on the Holy Land |
| Christians | Followers of Jesus Christ |
| Islam | A major religion which incorporates the ideas of Judaism, Christianity and the prophecy of Muhammad. |
| Hajj | To make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in your lifetime |
| Things you do on the Hajj | Wear white, circle the Kaba, visit the Zam Zam Spring, throw rocks at rocks symbolizing the devil |
| Jihad | A struggle, the greater struggle is within one self |
| Crusades | A series of military campaigns to reclaim the Holy Land |
| Mosques | The gathering place for Muslims to learn and pray |
| Minaret | the towers on a mosque, used to call muslims to prayer |
| Reconquista | Christian wars to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula |
| Inquisition | A judicial body made by the Catholic Church to get rid of heretics and other threats to the religion |
| Torah | The Holy Book of Judaism, first 5 books of the Old Testament |
| Hadith | accounts of Muhammad's words or actions that are seen as good examples to follow |
| boycott | to refuse to do business with a group of people |
| dynasty | A ruling family |
| Ramadan | The ninth month of the Islamic claendar, during which Muslims are required to fast |
| Shariah | Isalmic Law |
| Zakat | giving money to the poor, one of the 5 pillars |
| Salat | the call to pray 5 times a day, the second pillar |
| One God | The first pillar says the one God is Allah and Muhammad is his prophet |
| Baghdad | Center of Islamic Learning and a trading Center |
| Muslim Contributions to Learning | Schools, Libraries, Universities, recording the classics |
| Muslim Science and Technology | Muslims studied Zoology, Astronomy, Irrigation techniques |
| Muslim Geography and Navigation | Maps, the circumference of the world to within 9 miles! |
| Muslim Mathematics | Algebra, the idea of Zero! |
| Muslim Medicine | Hospitals, quarantine, new medicines, cataract surgery! |
| Muslim Bookmaking and Literature | Arabain Nights, the art of bookmaking, Mysticism, poetry |
| Muslim Art and Music | Geometric and Floral Design, Calligraphy, Textiles, music schools called conservatories |
| Muslim Recreation | Chess, Polo |
