92098944 | Islam | religion started in the Arabian peninsula by the prophet Muhammad | 0 | |
92098945 | Muslim | believer of Islam | 1 | |
92098946 | Quran | Islam holy book | 2 | |
92098947 | Hadith | revelations of the prophet Muhammad | 3 | |
92098948 | Bedouin | nomadic | 4 | |
92098949 | Umma | community of the faithful withing Islam | 5 | |
92098950 | Caliph | the political and religious successor to Muhammad | 6 | |
92098951 | Sunnis | supporters of the Umayyads | 7 | |
92098952 | Shi'is | supporters of Ali | 8 | |
92098953 | Mawali | non-Muslim converts | 9 | |
92098954 | Jizya | head tax for non-Muslims | 10 | |
92098955 | Dhimmi | the non-Muslims who were living in conquered lands | 11 | |
92098956 | Harem | a part of a palace or house reserved for women | 12 | |
92098957 | Ayan | wealthy landed elites | 13 | |
92098958 | Sultan | Buyid leaders who took over Abbasid empire; literally means "victorious" | 14 | |
92098959 | Seljuk Turks | nomads from Central Asia who took over Buyids, Sunnis | 15 | |
92098960 | Crusades | Holy wars between Muslims and Christians over Holy Land | 16 | |
92098961 | Ulama | orthodox religious scholars who were suspicious of non-Islamic ideas and scientific thinking | 17 | |
92098962 | Sufis | wandering mystics who sought a personal union with Allah | 18 | |
92098963 | Mongols | Central Asian nomadic people who brought down Abbasid empire | 19 | |
92098964 | Mameluks | Turkic slaves who defeated Mongols | 20 | |
92098965 | Rajas | Hindu kings of India | 21 | |
92098966 | Sati | ritual where women were burned along with their dead husband | 22 | |
92098967 | Bhakti | cult groups dedicated to gods and goddesses, open to everyone, gods most celebrated are Vishnu and Shiva | 23 | |
92098968 | Stateless Societies | early African societies organized around kinship lacking concentration and power | 24 | |
92098969 | Lineage | group of same family | 25 | |
92098970 | Secret Societies | controlled customs and beliefs and limited authority | 26 | |
92098971 | Age Sets | groups of people of the same age who are considered to have similar responsibilities to society | 27 | |
92098972 | Diviners | priests who guided religious practice and helped protect the community | 28 | |
92098973 | Ifriqiya | Roman name for Africa | 29 | |
92098974 | Maghrib | name for west Africa | 30 | |
92098975 | Copts | Christians of Egypt | 31 | |
92098976 | Jihad | Islamic holy war | 32 | |
92098977 | Conquest states | drew on taxes, tribute, and military support of the subordinate areas, lineages, and villages | 33 | |
92098978 | Juula | Malinke merchants; formed small partnerships to carry out trade throughout Mali empire; eventually spread throughout West Africa | 34 | |
92098979 | Griots | professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisers of kings within the Mali empire | 35 | |
92098980 | Timbuktu | port city of Mali; located just off the flood plain on the great band in the Niger River; population of 50,000; contained a library and university | 36 | |
92098981 | Askia | military for Muslim rulers in the Songhay Kingdom | 37 | |
92098982 | Emir | Islamic title for ruling families | 38 | |
92098983 | Caliph | the political and religious successor to Muhammad | 39 | |
92098984 | Sharia | Islamic law | 40 | |
92098985 | Zanj | Arabic therm for the East african coast | 41 | |
92098986 | Swahili | coastal language | 42 | |
92098987 | Demography | study of population | 43 | |
92098988 | Demographic Transition | shift to low birth, low infant death rate, or stable population | 44 |
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