248674752 | al-Ghazali | islamic theologian who struggled to fuse greek and quranic traditions | 0 | |
248674753 | 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. | 1 | |
248674754 | Chinggis Khan | a mongol who united mongol and Turkish tribes, began campaign west, using fear as a tactic | 2 | |
248674755 | Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. | 3 | |
248674756 | Holy Land | Jerusalem and parts of the surrounding area where Jesus lived and taught | 4 | |
248674757 | Lateen sails | Triangular sail on a short mast | 5 | |
248674758 | Mongols | Central Asian nomadic peoples; smashed Turko-Persian kingdoms; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed last Abbasid caliph | 6 | |
248674759 | rajas | India was a world of warring kingdoms ... Aryan leaders; a term for princes | 7 | |
248674760 | Saladin | The leader of the Muslims in the third crusade and captured Jerusalem in 1187. | 8 | |
248674761 | sati | The traditional practice of burning a widow on her husband's funeral pyre; outlawed in 1829, though it still occurs rarely. | 9 | |
248674762 | Seljuk Turks | nomadic Turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad in 1055 and allowed the caliph to remain only as a religious leader. they governed strictly..led to CRUSADE | 10 | |
248674763 | Sufis | a branch of Islam emphasizing a personal, mystical connection with God | 11 | |
248674764 | ulama | Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. | 12 | |
248674765 | Vishnu | A Hindu god considered the preserver of the world | 13 |
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