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248674752al-Ghazaliislamic theologian who struggled to fuse greek and quranic traditions0
248674753al-RashidMost famous of Abbasid caliphs; renowned for sumptuous and costly living; dependent on Persian advisors early in reign; death led to civil wars over succession.1
248674754Chinggis Khana mongol who united mongol and Turkish tribes, began campaign west, using fear as a tactic2
248674755CrusadesA series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule.3
248674756Holy LandJerusalem and parts of the surrounding area where Jesus lived and taught4
248674757Lateen sailsTriangular sail on a short mast5
248674758MongolsCentral Asian nomadic peoples; smashed Turko-Persian kingdoms; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed last Abbasid caliph6
248674759rajasIndia was a world of warring kingdoms ... Aryan leaders; a term for princes7
248674760SaladinThe leader of the Muslims in the third crusade and captured Jerusalem in 1187.8
248674761satiThe traditional practice of burning a widow on her husband's funeral pyre; outlawed in 1829, though it still occurs rarely.9
248674762Seljuk Turksnomadic Turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad in 1055 and allowed the caliph to remain only as a religious leader. they governed strictly..led to CRUSADE10
248674763Sufisa branch of Islam emphasizing a personal, mystical connection with God11
248674764ulamaMuslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies.12
248674765VishnuA Hindu god considered the preserver of the world13

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