chapter 6 AP key terms
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| 10434770 | Bedouin | Nomads of Arabian Peninsula | 0 | |
| 10434771 | Shaykhs | Leader of tribes and clans within bedouin society | 1 | |
| 10434772 | Mecca | Arabian commerical center, home of Muhammad, center of Islam | 2 | |
| 10434773 | Medina | Town northeast of Mecca, Muhammad's flight here, the Hijra | 3 | |
| 10434774 | Umayyad | Early Islamic dynasty. dominated Mecca | 4 | |
| 10434775 | Ka'ba | pre- islamic shrine in Mecca | 5 | |
| 10434776 | Qur'an | the word of God as revealed through Muhammad by Gabriel) | 6 | |
| 10434777 | Umma | faithful within Islam | 7 | |
| 10434778 | Zakat | Tax for charity for all Muslims | 8 | |
| 10434779 | Five Pillars | religious duties for all Muslims | 9 | |
| 10434780 | Caliph | the king/ successor to Muhammad | 10 | |
| 10434781 | Ali | Cousin of Muhammad, development of Shi'ism ( split over Ali becoming Caliph) | 11 | |
| 10434782 | Abu Bakr | first caliph | 12 | |
| 10434783 | Jihad | Islamic holy war | 13 | |
| 10434784 | Sunni | followers of the majority interpretation 80% | 14 | |
| 10434785 | Shi'a | followers of Ali's interpertation 20% | 15 | |
| 10434786 | Karbala | town in Iraq, death site of Husayn ( son of Ali) | 16 | |
| 10434787 | Mawali | non- arab converts | 17 | |
| 10434788 | Jizya | head tax paid by all NON muslims | 18 | |
| 10434789 | Dhimmis | " people of the book" Jews, Christians | 19 | |
| 10434790 | Abbasids | Dynasty following Umayyads, capital was Baghdad | 20 | |
| 10434791 | Wazir | Chief Offical under Abbasids | 21 | |
| 10434792 | Allah | "God" | 22 | |
| 10434793 | Khadijah | first wife of Muhammad | 23 | |
| 10434794 | Hijra | Muhammad's flight to Medina, first year of calender | 24 | |
| 10434795 | Hajj | Pilgrimage to holy city of Mecca | 25 | |
| 10434796 | Damascus | Ancient Islamic city | 26 | |
| 10434797 | Hadiths | traditions of Muhammad | 27 | |
| 10434798 | Baghdad | Ancient Islamic city on Tigris River | 28 | |
| 10434799 | Dhows | ships with lateen sails | 29 |
