| A | B |
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| Quran | Holy Book - written 50 years after visions of Angel Gabriel appeared to Mohammed |
| Sharia | No separation of church and state - laws derived from interpreting the Quran |
| minaret | the slender towers of mosques |
| sultan | authority |
| Sunni | A group that split within Islam. They felt that the caliph should be chosen by leaders of the Muslim community |
| Shiite | The other group that split within Islam. They argued that the only true successor to the Prophet were descendants of Muhammad's daughter & son-in-law |
| millet | Non-Muslims were organized into these religious communities |
| Ottomans | A Turkish speaking nomadic people who had migrated from Central Asia into northwestern Asia Minor |
| Calligraphy | A fancy style of writing |
| Emir | Provincial governor chosen by the caliph |
| Caliph | Political and religious leader of Muslim Empire |
| mosque | church of the Muslims |
| The water clock was first designed by what civilization? | The Egyptians |
