| A | B |
|---|
| minaret | Tower of a mosque from which an announcer calls Muslims to prayer |
| oasis | Green area in a desert fed by underground water |
| Exile | Being forced to live in foreign country/land |
| Empire | A nation that rules over several other nations |
| Quran | Holy book of Islam |
| Makkah | Largest and richest town in Arabia |
| Allah | Arabic word for "God" |
| Caliph | Successor to the messenger of God |
| Muslim | Follower of Islam |
| Edict of Milan | Issued in AD 313 giving religious freedom to all people |
| Christians | People who believe that Jesus was the Messiah |
| Crucifixtion | Rome's punishment of political rebels and lower-class citizens |
| Apostles | Early Christian leaders who set up churches |
| Parables | Stories of everday life used to teach spiritual ideas |
| Torah | First part of Hebrew Bible, describes a covenant with God |
| Monotheism | Belief in one god |
| Hanukkah | Celebrates the cleansing of th temple by the Maccabbees |
| Nebuchanezzar | Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews |
| Ten Commandments | Formed the basic moral laws of many nations |
| Kosher | Jewish dietary laws |
| Proverbs | Solomon's wise sayings |
| Christians | believe Jesus rose from the dead |
| Pope | Leads the Catholic church |
| Constatine | ended persecution of Chritians |
| New Testament | includes accounts of Jesus' life |
| Canterbury | Important in the acceptance of Christianity in England |
| Synagogues | Jewish place of worship |
| Akbar | allowed religious freedom |
| Great Britain | Took most control of India after Mogul Empire collapsed |
