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| 637891666 | dhow | a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs | 0 | |
| 637891667 | Al-Mahdi | Third of the Abbasid caliphs; attempted but failed to reconcile moderates among Shi'a to Abbasid dynasty; failed to resolve problem of succession | 1 | |
| 637891668 | Harun al-Rashid | Most famous of Abbasid caliphs; renowned for sumptuous and costly living; dependent on Persian advisors early in reign; death led to civil wars over succession | 2 | |
| 637891669 | Emissaries | a representative sent on a mission or errand | 3 | |
| 637891670 | The Thousand and One Nights | collectiion of Arab, Indian and Persian Stories | 4 | |
| 637891671 | Al- Ma'mun | The son of Harun al-Rashid and a Caliphate; founded astronomical observatory and a foundation for translating classical Greek works, established House of Wisdom. | 5 | |
| 637891672 | Mercenary | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army | 6 | |
| 637891673 | Harem | The living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household which first developed in the Abbasid Caliphate. Along with the veil it became a symbol of women's increasing subjugation durring this period. | 7 | |
| 637891674 | Concubine | woman who lives with a man without being legally married to him | 8 | |
| 637891675 | Eunuch | a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | 9 | |
| 637891676 | Buyid | 945 regional splinter dynasty from Persia that conquered the Abbasid Caliphate and captured Baghdad. The leader was a Shi'ite Buyid. Took on title of sultan and ruled until 1055. | 10 | |
| 637891677 | Seljuk Turks | Nomadic invaders from central Asia via Persia who conquered Baghdad in 1055; staunch Sunnis; ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from mid-11th century | 11 | |
| 637891678 | Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. | 12 | |
| 637891679 | Saladin | (1137-1193) Powerful Muslim ruler during Third Crusade, defeated Christians at Hattin took Jerusalem. United all Muslims | 13 | |
| 637891680 | Taffeta | a lustrous, stiff fabric, often used for women's dresses, especially formal wear | 14 | |
| 637891681 | Muslim | a believer or follower of Islam | 15 | |
| 637891682 | muslin | plain-woven cotton fabric | 16 | |
| 637891683 | Damask | a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it | 17 | |
| 637891684 | Tapestry | a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs | 18 | |
| 637891685 | Omar Khayyam | Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher; author of The Rubaiyat, a collection of poems about a man who celebrates the simple pleasures in life | 19 | |
| 637891686 | Firdawsi | A great poet who wrote the epic Shah Nama which is a prodigious collection of tales and anecdotes during the early 11th century. | 20 | |
| 637891687 | Ulama | Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238) | 21 | |
| 637891688 | Al-Ghazali | Brilliant Islamic theologian; struggled to fuse Greek and Qur'anic traditions; not entirely accepted by ulama | 22 | |
| 637928605 | Sufi | The branch of Islam that believes in a more mystical connection with Allah. | 23 | |
| 637928606 | Mongols | People from Central Asia when united under Genghis Khan ended up creating the largest single land empire in history. | 24 | |
| 637928607 | Hulegu | (1217 - 1265) Ruler of the Ilkhan khanate; grandson of Chinggis Khan; responsible for capture and destruction of Baghdad in 1257. | 25 | |
| 637928608 | Chinggis Khan | Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force; created largest single land empire in history. | 26 | |
| 637928609 | Harappa | A large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan | 27 | |
| 637928610 | Gupta | Indian dynasty (320-550 C.E.) that briefly reunited India after the collapse of the earlier Mauryan dynasty. | 28 | |
| 637928611 | Subcontinent | a large landmass that juts out from a continent | 29 | |
| 637928612 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 30 | |
| 637928613 | Caste system | A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life | 31 | |
| 637928614 | Hierarchy | a group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest | 32 | |
| 637928615 | Muhammad ibn-Qasim | Arab general; conquered Sind in India; declared the region and the Indus valley to be part of the Umayyad Empire | 33 | |
| 637928616 | Brahman | The eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe, beyond the reach of human perception and thought in Hinduism | 34 | |
| 637928617 | Rajas | Term used in India for kings or princes | 35 | |
| 637928618 | Mahmud of Ghanzi | leader of the Turks in Afghanistan, turned his attention to the rich land of the Indian subcontinent. Most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty and ruled from 997-1030, first ruler to carry the title of Sultan. More focused on wealth than conquering and ruling India. | 36 | |
| 637928619 | Muhammad of Ghur | Persian military commander who ruled a small mountain kingdom in Afghanistan; began process of conquest to establish Muslim political control of northern India; brought much of Indus valley, Sind, and northwestern India under his control. | 37 | |
| 637928620 | Qutb-ud-din Aibak | Lieutenant of Muhammad of Ghur; established kingdom in India with capital at Delhi; proclaimed himself Sultan of India | 38 | |
| 637928621 | Sultan | military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country | 39 | |
| 637928622 | Sati | Hindu custom that called for a wife to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral pyre | 40 | |
| 637928623 | Bhaktic cults | Hindu religious groups who stressed the importance of strong emotional bonds between devotees and the gods or goddesses—especially Shiva, Vishnu, and Kali. | 41 | |
| 637928624 | Mira Bai | Celebrated Hindu writer of religious poetry; reflected openness of bhaktic cults to women | 42 | |
| 637928625 | Shrivijaya | Trading empire centered on Malacca Straits between Malaya and Sumatra; controlled trade of empire; Buddhist government resistant to Muslim missionaries; fall opened up southeastern Asia to Muslim conversion. | 43 | |
| 637928626 | Malacca | Port city in the modern Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, founded about 1400 as a trading center on the Strait of Malacca | 44 | |
| 637934054 | Kabir | Muslim mystic during 15th century; played down the importance of ritual differences between Hinduism and Islam | 45 | |
| 1225439222 | Arabic numerals | A written number system created during the Gupta golden age in India, then adopted by the Islamic Empire before spreading further. Used throughout western civilization today. | 46 |
