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| oasis | Green area in a desert fed by underground water |
| Sheikh | leader of an Arab tribe |
| Caravan | Group of traveling merchants and animals |
| Quran | Holy book of Islam |
| Bedouin | Some Arabs were desert herders. To water and graze their camels, goats, and sheep, they went from oasis to oasis. |
| Muhammad | Brought the message of Islam to the people of Arabia. |
| Makkah | Means the “city of the prophet” |
| Kaaba | Building surrounded by statues of gods and goddesses |
| The Five Pillars of Islam | Acts of worship that all Muslims must carry out |
| Umayyad | They chose the city of Damascus to be their capital expanding Allah message continued under their caliphs. |
| Sufi | Spent there time praying and teaching Islam Expressed their relationship with Allah (god) using art, song, and dance |
| Abbasid | The dynasty that came after the Umayyads. |
| Suleiman I | Most famous sultan A man of many talents Brilliant general Built many schools and mosques |
| Mogul | Muslim warriors who came from the mountains of north India. |
| Akbar | Greatest Mogul Ruler Brought peace and order to the part of India he ruled by treating all his subjects fairly. |
| caliph | Important Muslim political and religious leader |
| Shiite | Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammad’s son-in-law Ali was rightful rulers of Muslims. |
| Sunni | Muslim group that accepts descendants of the Umayyads as rightful rulers of Muslims. |
| Sultan | Military and political with absolute authority over a Muslim country. Holder of power |
| Mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| Bazaar | marketplace |
| Minaret | Tower of a mosque from which the crier calls believers to prayer five times a day. |
| Crier | Announcer who calls Muslim believers to prayer five times a day. |
| Allah | Arabic word for God |
