7996524256 | Mecca | City in western arabia | 0 | |
7996524257 | Muhammad | Arab prophet; founder of religion of Islam. | 1 | |
7996524258 | Muslim | a believer or follower of Islam | 2 | |
7996524259 | Islam | the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life | 3 | |
7996524260 | Medina | City in western Arabia; Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution | 4 | |
7996524261 | Umma | The term for all Muslims as a community. | 5 | |
7996524262 | Caliphate | Ismalic ruler | 6 | |
7996524263 | Quran | The holy book of Islam | 7 | |
7996524264 | Shi'ites | God vest leadership | 8 | |
7996524265 | Umayyad Caliphate | First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs | 9 | |
7996524266 | Sunnis | Political and theological division within Islam; supported the Umayyads | 10 | |
7996524267 | Abbasid Caliphate | descendants of Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas; overthrew Umayyad Caliphate | 11 | |
7996524268 | Mamluks | Muslim slave warriors; established dynasty in Egypt; led by Baibars defeated Mongols in 1260 | 12 | |
7996524269 | Ghana | First known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. | 13 | |
7996524270 | Ulamas | legal scholars of islam | 14 | |
7996524271 | Hadith | Traditional records of the deeds of Muhammad, and his quotations | 15 | |
7996524272 | Charlemagne | 1st Holy Roman Emperor | 16 | |
7996524273 | medieval | Another name for the Middle Ages. | 17 | |
7996524274 | Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half. | 18 | |
7996524275 | Kievan Russia | State established at Kiev in Ukraine | 19 | |
7996524276 | schism | division | 20 | |
7996524277 | Manor | in medieval Europe, an agricultural estate that a lord ran and peasants worked | 21 | |
7996524278 | Serf | An agricultural laborer legally bound | 22 | |
7996524279 | Fief | land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service | 23 | |
7996524280 | Vassal | A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land | 24 | |
7996524281 | Papacy | The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. | 25 | |
7996524282 | Holy Roman Empire | the lands ruled by Charlemagne | 26 | |
7996524283 | Investiture controversy | dispute over who would control the appointment of church officials | 27 | |
7996524284 | Monasticism | The practice of living the life of a monk | 28 | |
7996524285 | horse collar | harnessing method that increased the efficiency of horses | 29 | |
7996524286 | Crusades | A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia | 30 | |
7996524287 | Pilgrimage | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. | 31 |
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