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Chapter 12 Islam

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A wet fertile area in the desertOasis
People who have no permanent home but travel from place to placeNomads
A group of traders that travel togetherCaravan
The wife of MohammadKhadijah
The city of Mohammad's birth and where he began to preachMecca
The Angel that brought messages to Mohammad that became the QuranGabriel
The Holy book of IslamQur'an
The name Islam gives to GodAllah
Term that means to submit. It refers to the need of people to submit to the will of GodIslam
The followers of IslamMuslims
Peoples reaction at first to the teachings of MohammadThey were angry at him
the important shrine of Islam located in MeccaKaaba
"the prophets city" where Mohammad went after being thrown out of MeccaMedina
Why did rich people not like Mohammad's teachings?because he taught to give money to the poor
The departure of Mohammad from Mecca to MedinaHegira
A building for Muslim PrayerMosque
Mohammed was consideredthe last and greatest prophet
The central teaching of Islam"there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet"
Islam teaches that the world has....a definite beginning and end
"to make an effort or to struggle or "Jihad
A book of Islam's bible that describes how Mohammad lived his life. It is a model for the duties and way of life expected of Muslims.Sunnah
The five acts of worship required of all Muslims.Five Pillars of Islam
The First Pillar of IslamA statement of faith that "there is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet"
The second Pillar of IslamPray five times a day facing Mecca
Third Pillar of IslamA yearly donation to charity
The fourth Pillar of IslamGoing without food or drink during the Month of Ramadan
The nineth month of the Islamic Clander during which they can not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset.Ramadan
The fifth Pillar of IslamJajj - A pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime
Islamic Law that sets rewards for good behavior and punishment for bad behavior.Shariah
The leader of Islam after the death of MohammadAbu Bakr
Title Muslims use for the highest leaders of Islam means "successor"Caliph
Muslim Turkish WarriorsOttomans
Slave soldiers of the Ottoman armyJanissaries
Conflict developed among Muslims over what issuewho would be Caliph
Muslims who thought that only Mohammad's descendants could become Caliphs.Shia
Muslims who thought that the Caliph did not need to be related to Muhammad.Sunni
Muslim explorer that travled to Africa, India, China and Spain in the 1320'sIbn Battutah
Muslims help to develop in mathour numeral system and the concept of zero
One math subject invented by Muslim mathematicians isAlgebra
ltjhe word Algebra is a Arabic term the that meansFrom broken parts
A narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayerMinaret
Decorative writing invented by MuslimsCalligraphy



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