| A | B |
|---|
| submission | giving into another's wishes |
| unite | to bring together |
| revelation | something hidden that is made known |
| recite | to repeat from memory |
| renounced | gave up |
| counsel | an adviser |
| legitimate | something legal |
| divine | coming from God |
| caravan | a group of people or vehicles who travel together |
| trade route | a road or seaway along which merchants travel |
| settlement | a small village or community |
| feud | a long quarrel or fight between two groups or families |
| peninsula | a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| oasis | a small area in the desert watered by springs and wells |
| nomad | a member of a group that moves from place to place in search of food, water and grazing land for their herds |
| tribe | a group with a common history, language, culture etc. |
| idol | an image used as an object of worship |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place or shrine |
| Quran (Koran) | the sacred book of Islam that contained the revelations made to Muhammad by Allah |
| monotheism | the belief in one God |
| Islam | a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad |
| Muslim | a believer in Islam |
| mosque | a Muslim house of worship |
| Sunna | traditional Islamic conduct based on the examle of Muhammad |
| caliph | the successor to Muhammad as political leader of the Muslim community; the civil and religious ruler of a Muslim state |
| council | an assembly called to help pick the next Muslim caliph |
| Shiite | a member of the branch of Islam that supports the descendants of Muhammad as his rightful successor |
| Sunni | the branch of Islam that follows the caliphs elected to succeed Muhammad |
