Unit Three: Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 242536183 | Abu Bakr | First caliph after death of Muhammad. | 0 | |
| 242536184 | Animism | The belief that spirits are present in animals, plants, and other natural objects. | 1 | |
| 242536185 | Bedouins | Small groups of nomadic people in Arabia. | 2 | |
| 242536186 | Black Stone | Meteorite placed in shrine (Ka'ba) in Mecca, Muslims pay homage to it. | 3 | |
| 242536187 | Caliph/Caliphate | The title of the successor to Muhammad. | 4 | |
| 242536188 | Five Pillars of Faith | Five basic religious obligations of Islam: affirmation, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage. | 5 | |
| 242536189 | Golden Age | Islamic scientific and intellectual achievements blossomed during this time period. | 6 | |
| 242536190 | Hadith | A tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions. | 7 | |
| 242536191 | Hajj | The fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah. | 8 | |
| 242536192 | Harem | Separate women's quarters in a traditional Muslim home. | 9 | |
| 242536193 | Hijrah | Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina. | 10 | |
| 242536194 | Jihad | Islamic holy war. | 11 | |
| 242536195 | Jinns | Desert spirit residing in natural objects of the desert. | 12 | |
| 242536196 | Ka'ba | A pre-Islamic cubed building in mecca believed by Muslims to have been built by Abraham. It is the center of the Muslim Pilgrimage. | 13 | |
| 242536197 | Madrasas | Islamic schools. | 14 | |
| 242536198 | Minaret | Tower used to call Muslims to prayer. | 15 | |
| 242536199 | Mosque | Muslim house of worship. | 16 | |
| 242536200 | Muhammed | The prophet and founder of Islam. | 17 | |
| 242536201 | The Night Journey | Muhammad's supreme mystical experience, woken by Gabriel, went to heaven and saw prophets, told by Allah to pray five times a day. | 18 | |
| 242536202 | People of the Book | The name for Jews and Christians for whom the Muslims had religious tolerance; called this because each religion had a holy book with teachings similar to that of the Qur'an. | 19 | |
| 242536203 | Qur'an | The holy book of Islam. | 20 | |
| 242536204 | Seal of the Prophets | Name recognizing Muhammad as the last and greatest prophet. | 21 | |
| 242536205 | Seljuk Turks | Nomadic Turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad in 1055 and allowed the caliph to remain only as a religious leader. | 22 | |
| 242536206 | Shari'a | The code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed. | 23 | |
| 242536207 | Shi'ites | Muslims belonging to the branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. | 24 | |
| 242536208 | Sunni | A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad | 25 | |
| 242536209 | Sufis | Mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, & simple life. | 26 | |
| 242536210 | Sultan | The ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire). | 27 | |
| 242536211 | The Thousand and One Nights | A group of tales narrated by a fictional princess, many are set in baghdad, include romances, fables, adventures, best known for Aladdin and the magic lamp | 28 | |
| 242536212 | Ulama | Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. | 29 | |
| 242536213 | Umayyad Dynasty | Established by Muawiya, moved capital from Medina to Damascus, that action split Islam (Shi'ites & Sunnites). | 30 | |
| 242536214 | Umma | Muslim religious community. | 31 | |
| 242536215 | Vizier | A high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire). | 32 |