| A | B |
|---|
| bazaar | A local marketplace in North Africa & SW Asia |
| epic | a tale or poem about a hero or heroine |
| saint | a Christian holy person |
| caliph | The successor to Muhammad |
| monotheism | The belief in one god |
| pharaohs | the name for a powerful ruler in ancient Egypt |
| irrigation | The process of collecting water & distributing it to crops |
| polytheism | The belief in more than one god |
| hieroglyphics | A system of writing that uses small pictures to represent sounds or words |
| hajj | the pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Makkah, the completion of which at least once in a lifetime is one of the Five Pillars of Islam for Muslims |
| mosque | a Islamic house of worship |
| covenant | an agreement (with God). |
| dietary law | Rules in certain religions that detail which foods people can & cannot eat, how food should be prepared and handled |
| terrorism | violence used against the people or government in hopes of winning political goals |
| calligraphy | Art of beautiful writing |
| theocracy | a form of government in which the leader claims to rule on the behalf of God |
| prophet | A messenger of God |
