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5015662847BEDOUINSNomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula, they were organized into kingship-based tribes0
5015664728KA'BAMost important shrine which held the Black Stone1
5015664729BLACK STONEThe shrine inside the KA'BA; held connections to spirits and Gods2
5015668331JINNSJinns represented the desert peoples spirits which were believed to reside in natural objects3
5015668332MUHAMMADThe founder of Islam; had a religious experience that he described as a vision from Allah4
5015673246UMMAMuslim community that began in Medina5
5015673247ABU BAKRMuhammad's successor; ordered those who had acted as secretaries for Muhammad to organize the Prophets revelations into Qur'an6
5015676847QUR'ANThe sacred word of Allah7
5015676848HADITHA collection of stories about and sayings of Muhammad8
5015679295SHARI'ALaw based on beliefs in the Qur'an and Hadith9
5015681351SEAL OF PROPHETSThe last of prophets send by God to communicate with human beings10
5015681352FIVE PILLARS OF FAITHThe basic principals of Islam11
5015685942CONFESSION OF FAITHTo become a muslim, a person must take this statement: "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Prophet"12
5015685943PRAYERMuslims must pray 5 times a day turned to face Mecca13
5015687897FASTINGFor one month of the muslim year (Ramadan) muslims must fast from sunup to sundown14
5015689746ALMSThe faithful must give a portion of their wealth as alms to the needy15
5015689747HAJJOnce in a lifetime, a muslim must visit Mecca16
5015692267MOSQUETemple for Muslim worship17
5015692268CALIPHPolitical and Religious successor to Muhammad18
5015694683JIHADUsed to describe Muslim warfare19
5015698755SHI'ITESThose who resisted the authority of the first three caliphs and also Ali's successor Muawiya; formed a significant minority within Islam20
5015701259UMAYYAD DYNASTYMuawiya founded dynasty21
5015701260SUNNISupporters of Muawiya; larger majority of Muslims22
5015706654CALIPHATESIslamic Empires which became hereditary23
5015706655PEOPLE OF THE BOOKJews and Christians who were considerably better treated24
5015709448ABBASID DYNASTYAbbasids claim to be descendants of Muhammad's uncle, so at first they were acceptable to Shi'ites than the Umayyads25
5015709449SHARI'ABody of Islamic Law26
5015712021ULAMAReligious scholars that interpreted the Qur'an27
5015712022VIZIERa head of government directed by the caliph and a state council28
5015712023SUFIA branch of Islam that grew quite rapidly during the Abbasid Dynasty, believed in a life devoted to seeking individual connections to divine truth29
5015714494GOLDEN AGESDuring the golden age, a civilization would be quite prosperous, innovative in arts, sciences and literature30
5015714495DHOWSsailing vessels with lateen sails that carried goods in the indian ocean routes31
5015719218THE THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTSa compilation of folktales32
5015719242MADRASASurban universities that actively preserved and translated the writings of the indians and greeks33
5015722441MINARETkey feature in mosque, where a specially trained muezzin would call prayer 5 times a day34
5015722442SELJUK TURKSnomadic people originally from central asia who lived primarily on the borders of the Abbasid lands35
5015724866SULTAN"chieftain"36
5015724867MIDDLE AGESbetween 500 to 1500 C.E; preceded by the Roman Empire and followed by the European Renaissance37
5015728285MEDIEVAL TIMESbetween 500 to 1500 C.E; preceded by the Roman Empire and followed by the European Renaissance38
5015731913EARLY MIDDLE AGES500 to 1000 C.E; Germanic Tribes that had invaded the that invaded the Roman Empire settled into various parts Europe39
5015731914HIGH MIDDLE AGES1000 to 1500 C.E; Recover Began, Towns grew, small cities emerged, trade with other area of Easter Hemisphere emerged40
5015736598FUEDALISMa complex system of of political and and military loyalties that linked lords together41
5015736599MANORIALISMan economic system in which peasants were tied to the land to supply labor to their lords42
5015738895SERFSan agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate43
5015738896FRANKSFor a brief time in the late 8th and early 9th centuries, it looked as if one group would unite all of the Western Europe under one king; failed44
5015741839CLOVISThe Franks organized a series of Germanic Kingdoms under their kings mainly through Military conquest, starting with ruler CLOVIS45
5015741840CAROLINGIAN FAMILYClovis lost control of Frankish realm to46
5015744303CHARLEMAGNEconquered most of mainland western Europe, temporarily unifying it47
5015744304MISSI DOMINICIRoyal Agents Charlemagne sent out; "eyes and ears" to report back to king48
5015747632BARTERthe exchange of goods directly; early middle ages49
5015747633BENEDICTINE RULEcame to be followed by almost all Italian, English, and Frankish monks and nuns50
5015749960CANON LAWrules for behavior that first filled the void of political authority in the early days51
5015753412EXCOMMUNICATEto separate from church and its sacraments52
5015755887INTERDICTdeny religious rights to all people within a rulers realm53
5015755888HOLY ROMAN EMPIREestablished in spirit with Charlemagne's crowning in 80054
5015758861LIMITED GOVERNMENTlimits power on ruler55
5015758862MAGNA CARTERa document thats King John of England was forced to sign to guarantee rights of nobility56
5015760893PARLIAMENTScreated to give nobility and the clergy a voice among the elite57
5015762800HUNDRED YEAR'S WARFrance and England; for territories the English King controlled in France58
5015765053CRUSADESa medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries59
5015765054SALADINMuslim military and political leader who as sultan (or leader) led Islamic forces during the Crusades60
5015767799HANSEATIC LEAGUECities in northern Germany and southern Scandinavia to facilitate trade as more towns purchased charters61
5015767800GUILDSassociation of people who worked in the occupation62
5015767801USURYthe charging of interest for the use of money63
5015770314GHETTOSsmall urban areas64
5015770315POGROMSanti-semetic mob actions65
5015773854THOMAS AQUINSthe great medieval theologian66
5015776983SCHOLASTICISMthe attempt to reconcile the beliefs and values of Christianly with logic reasoning from Greek Philosophy67
5015779342VERNACULAR LANGUAGESmost important development in medieval literature68
5015779343RENAISSANCErebirth, which would spread over Europe and come to full power in 15th and 15th centuries69
5015782264BYZANTIME EMPIREontinuation of the Roman Empire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople70
5015785450SASSANID EMPIREsought to rebuild the old Persian Empire71
5015785451HERETICALholding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted72
5015790658CAESAROPAPISMpolitical theory in which the head of state, notably the Emperor, is also the supreme head of the church73
5015790659JUSTINIANListen and followed advice of wife Theodora74
5015793380HAGIA SOPHIAChurch of Holy Wisdom; one of most important examples Christian architecture75
5015793381THEODORAEmpress who had exerted a great deal of influence over her husband Justinian76
5015800599CYRILLICwriting system adopted by Eastern Orthodox countries77
5015912376ANIMISMSpirits residing in ordinary objects and polytheism78
5016791842VIKINGSraiders from Scandinavia79

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