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| Re | n. Egyptians believed that the ruling pharaoh was the living son of the sun god, Re |
| Horus | n. The Egyptian pharaoh was linked to the sky god, Horus |
| Abraham | n. his descendents are known as Jews |
| Judaism | n. the monotheistic (one God) religion founded by Abraham and whose followers are called Jews |
| Jesus | n. his descendents are known as Christians |
| Christianity | n. a monotheistic (one God) religion that developed out of Judaism and that is based on the life and teachings of Jesus |
| Muhammad | n. the prophet of the Islam religion |
| Islam | a religion that teaches that there is one God and that Muhammad is his prophet |
| Muslim | n. a follower of the religion Islam |
| Qur'an | n. the sacred text of Islam |
| Five Pillars of Islam | n. in Islam, the most important teachings of Muhammad |
| caliph | n. the title used by rulers of the Muslim community from 632 until 1924 |
| theocracy | n. a government ruled by a religious leader |
| Ottoman Empire | n. a Muslim empire that lasted from the early 1400's until after World War I |
| Constantinople | n. the capital of the Ottoman Empire, now called Istanbul |
| Suleiman I | n. ruler of the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566 |
| Janissary | n. one of a group of soldiers loyal to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire |
| Sultan Mehmed V | n. the last major ruler of the Ottoman Empire |
