| A | B |
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| mecca | the holy city in Saudi Arabia; birthplace of mohammed |
| medina | holy city in Saudi Arabia; Mohammed's tomb |
| Koran | holy book containing the sacred writings of Islam |
| Hajj | pilgramage to Mecca expected to occur once in a lifetime |
| Ramadan | Islamic religious holiday then "fasting" occurs from sunrise to sunset |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| theocracy | when government of a country is ruled by people that claim a god as their ruler |
| Muhammad | founder and prophet in the Islamic religion |
| Allah | name for god in the Islamic religion |
| Islam | religion of the muslins |
| caliphs | title for a muslim leader |
| burga | long, loose fitting garment that is worn by some Muslim women that covers everything but the eyes |
| chador | a loose fitting garment that is worn by Muslim women that covers all but the face |
| mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| kaba | muslim shrine in Mecca |
| ethnic | group of people sharing the same race, religion or nationality |
| ethnocentrism | belief that one's own ethnic group is superior |
| Judaism | the religion of the Jewish people |
| Christianity | Christian religion based on the teachings of Jesus |
