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8005038457Bedouinsgroups of nomadic people in Arabia; agriculture; goat and camel herding0
8005038458EntrepotsA port city1
8005038459Meccathe holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace; pilgrimage there; founded by Umayyad Clan2
8005038460Ka'bapre-Islamic very important shrine in Mecca; incorporated into Muslim worship3
8005038461Medinacity of the prophet Muhammad; oasis with agriculture; caravan trade routes; northeast of Mecca4
8005038462polygamyman has more than one wife at the same time; popular in Islamic culture5
8005038463MuhammadArab prophet; founder of religion of Islam; from tribe/clan and orphaned6
8005038464Khadijahthe first wife of Muhammad7
8005038465Qur'an/ KoranHoly book of Islam; sacred word of God; written in Arabic and must only be read in Arabic8
8005038466SunnaAn Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad; a set of rules; similar to the 10 commandments9
8005038467Ummacommunity of the faithful in Islamic culture10
8005038468ZakatObligatory tax for charity11
8005038469The 5 Pillars of IslamFaith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage: The basis of Islamic faith; validity of Muhammad's revelations12
8005038470Muhammad's RevelationsGiven to him by the angel Gabrielle telling him to speak the word of God13
8005038471CaliphsMuslim leaders14
8005038472Abu BakrFirst caliph of Islam after the death of Muhammad; defeats Romans/Persians and unites Arabia under Islam15
8005038473UmarSecond caliph of Islam; conquers a lot of land; master of many things16
8005038474UthmanThird caliph; succeeded Umar; assassinated; completed the Quran17
8005038475AliFourth caliph; cousin of Muhammad; rejected by Umayyads; mediator and loses support; problem of succession18
8005038476JihadsIslamic holy war in defense of faith19
8005038477Shiites/ Shi'aLoyal to Ali; believed caliph should descend from Muhammads family; only Quran20
8005038478Sunnites/ SunniFollowed Umayyad Dynasty; believed any spiritually qualified man could be caliph; Quran and Sunna; more numbers21
8005038479Mu'awiyaLeader of the Umayyad clan; first Umayyad caliph following civil war with Ali; made Arabic official language22
8005038480Why was Islam Successful?The Byzantine and Persian empires were weak; not satisfied with the Byzantine23
8005038481DamascusMade capital of Umayyad empire; Mecca was still the holy city24
8005038482MosqueA Muslim place of worship25
8005038483HadithsTraditions of the prophet Muhammad; gives guidance to the Muslims26
8005038484Slave concubinesWoman lives with man, but has a lower status that the mans wives; mistress27
8005038485Wazir or VizierHigh Muslim official28
8005038486MawaliNon-Arab converts to Islam; not accepted as full members until the Abbasid dynasty29
8005038487DhowsArab sailing vessels with triangular or lateen sails; strongly influenced European ship design30
8005038488AyanElite land owner31
8005038489TradeChristians, Jews and Muslims formed "business" and traded together because the each had different sabbaths32

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