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| 248605550 | Abbasid | The dynasty that came after the Umayyads. Devoted their energy to trade, scholorship, and the arts. | 0 | |
| 248605551 | Abu al-Abbas | leader of Persian rebellion that led to the downfall of Umayyad. | 1 | |
| 248605552 | Abu Bakr | first caliph after death of muhammad | 2 | |
| 248605553 | Ali | the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites | 3 | |
| 248605554 | Allah | Muslim name for the one and only God | 4 | |
| 248605555 | Baghdad | Capital of Abbasid dynasty located in Iraq near ancient Persian capital of Ctesiphon | 5 | |
| 248605556 | bedouin | a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs | 6 | |
| 248605557 | Damascus | Syrian city that was capital of Umayyad caliphate | 7 | |
| 248605558 | dhimmis | "The people of the book," Jews, Christians; later extended to Zoroastrians and Hindus. | 8 | |
| 248605559 | dhows | Arab sailing vessels with triangular or lateen sails; strongly influenced European ship design | 9 | |
| 248605560 | Five pillars | beliefs that all Muslims needed to carry out: Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, and Pilgrimage | 10 | |
| 248605561 | Hajj | the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah | 11 | |
| 248605562 | Hijra | The Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622, marking the founding of Islam | 12 | |
| 248605563 | Islam | the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran | 13 | |
| 248605564 | Jihad | a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal..HOLY WAR! | 14 | |
| 248605565 | Ka'ba | ("cube") a pre-islamic cubed building in mecca believed by muslims to have been built by Abraham. It is the center of the Muslim Pilgrimage | 15 | |
| 248605566 | Medina | a city in western Saudi Arabia | 16 | |
| 248605567 | mosque | Muslim house of worship | 17 | |
| 248605568 | Mu'awiya | Leader of the Umayyad clan; first Umayyad caliph following civil war with Ali | 18 | |
| 248605569 | Muhammad | the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) | 19 | |
| 248605570 | Muslims | Followers of Islam | 20 | |
| 248605571 | Qur'an | the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina | 21 | |
| 248605572 | Ramadam | fast during daylight you're excused from it if you're young, old, sick, pregnant, or traveling 9th Month | 22 | |
| 248605573 | shaykhs | Leaders of tribes and clans within bedouin society; usually men with large herds, several wives, and many children | 23 | |
| 248605574 | Shi'a | the branch of Islam whose members acknowledge Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors of Muhammad | 24 | |
| 248605575 | Sunnis | Muslims belonging to branch of Islam believing that the community should select its own leadership. The majority religion in most Islamic countries. | 25 | |
| 248605576 | Umayyad | the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus | 26 |
