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| Arabia | a large peninsula in southwestern Asia |
| Persian Gulf | a body of water east of the Arabian peninusla that separates Arabia from Iran |
| Arabian Sea | a body of water that lies between Arabia and India |
| Red Sea | a narrow sea between Arabia and northeastern Africa |
| oasis | a well-watered area in the desert |
| Yemen | a present day country in the mountainous southeastern area of Arabia |
| Petra | the ancient Arabian capital of Nabatae in what today is Jordan |
| Caravans | a group of people and animals traveling togather for safety,especially in the desert |
| Baghdad | capital and cultural center of the Muslim caliphate from 762 A.D. to 1100 A.D. present-day capital of Iraq |
| Caliphs | A Muslim leader who had both political and religious authority |
| Mosque | A Muslim place of worship |
| Avicenna | a Persian philospher and phyisican who wrote a medical encyclopedia that became a standard text in North Africa, western Asia and Europe |
| Algebra | a type of mathematics to which Muslims made great contributions |
| Astrolabe | an instrument invented by Muslims that is used to determine direction by figuring out the position of the stars |
