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| Mi Raj | The holy ascent to heaven in which Muhammod visited Allah in order to reduce the daily prayers from 50 to 5 times /day |
| Ka' Aba | An ancient shrine located in mecca |
| Ka'Aba 2 | contains a black stone which is thought to have the actual words of Allah inscribed upon it |
| Yathrib | A small town 250 miles away from meca |
| Fossils | The remains of an organism imprinted in stone |
| Ramadan | A holy month in which muslims are forbidden to eat during the hours when the sun is out |
| Laozi | The old master who founded daoism |
| Specialization | An uncommon task or job that requires skills in that area to complete (ex. Welding harvesting) |
| Agriculture | having to do with crops and harvesting |
| A common specialization | Agriculture |
| Hajj | Pillar of Islam - pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Sawm | Pillar of Islam- Muslims cannot eat or drink during daylight in the month of Ramadan |
| Zakat | Pillar of Islam - Giving to the poor |
| Salat | Pillar of Islam - the daily prayers - pray at least 5 times a day |
| Shahada | Pillar of Islam - profession of faith |
| Qur' an | The holy islamic bible |
| Islam | started in 610 during Muhammads first revelation - means to submit or surrender - 1 out of 5 people today are muslim |
| Legalism | Established by the Qin dynasty and had important rules and notes on how to run a society |
| Artifacts | Man made objects that can give valuable information about a civilization |
| Oracle Bones | Bones in which questions were inscribed on, then thrown into a fire. Chinese emperors interpreted the cracks as anwers |
| Mandate of Heaven | Stated that although an emperor is in charge of an empire, he is still a decipile of heaven |
| Written Language | A language that can be physically and visually recorded and be read back again |
| Public Works | Large public buildings that are accessible to anyone |
| Centralized Political Power | Some form of government which control the workings of a society |
| Religious or Philosophical System | A system where religion or philosophy merge with work or specialization to provike people into questioning. If I have abundance of crops and my neighbor has none, should I give him some? |
| Social Hierarchy | A person who task is less common and more essential in society? |
| Caliph | The religious leader of the muslims |
| Mecca | An ancient city where the Ka'aba is held |
| Fongjian System | An economical financial system in ancient China |
| Anyang | A city during the Shang Dynasty |
| Daoism | A religion based on nature and the world |
| Revelation | A spiritual encounter or a moment of divine enlightenment |
| Confucianism | A set of beliefs based on the observations by Confucius |
| Confucius | Ancient chinese philosopher and poet |
| Pictographic Writing | Symbols and letters resembling the object spoken about |
