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7664118924BedouinArab nomads0
7664118925MuhammadFounder of Islam1
7664118961Meccathe holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace2
7664122081HijraMuhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 6223
7664122082Medinaa city in western Saudi Arabia; a city where Muhammad preached4
7664131368KaabaThe most sacred temple of Islam, located at Mecca5
7664131369QuranHoly book of Islam6
7664134201MosqueA Muslim place of worship7
7664134202HajjA pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims8
7664134203ShariaIslamic law9
7664136755Caliphsuccessor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims10
7664136756SunniMuslims who thought the caliph should be chosen from the community11
7664136757ShiiteMuslims who thought the caliph should be descendant of Muhammad12
7664139608SufiThe branch of Islam that believes in a more mystical connection with Allah.13
7664139609Minaretslender tower of a mosque, from which Muslims are called to prayer14
7664144158SultanMuslim ruler15
7664144159Ibn Rushda scholar who put all knowledge, except the Quran, to the test of reason16
7664150681Ibn Sinawrote the Canon on Medicine, an encyclopedia of medicinal cures17
7664150682Savannaan area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs18
7664153073CataractWaterfall19
7664160965Ghanathe first West African kingdom based on the gold and salt trade20
7664163770Mansa MusaMali's most famous king21
7664163771Axumtrading center, and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia22
7664166754Swahilia Bantu language23
7664170844Great ZimbabweAn ancient city walled town in Southern Africa24
7664170845PatrilinealReferring to a group that traces kinship through the father's line.25
7664175454Matrilinealof or based on kinship with the mother or the female line26
7664175455Lineageline of descent or tradition27
7664175456Consensusa general agreement28
7664177984Griota special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a people's history29

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