ap world history vocab Flashcards
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| 275686139 | dhimmis | "people of the book", meaning the jews and christians in islamic territory | 0 | |
| 275686140 | abbasids | the dynasty that came after the Ummayads. The ummayad lost power in AD 759 because they upset mant muslims especially in Persia. Persian Muslims thought that Arab Muslims got better treatment | 1 | |
| 275686141 | ayan | the wealthy landed elite that emerged in the early decades of Abbasid rule | 2 | |
| 275686142 | allah | The Arabic word for God | 3 | |
| 275686143 | hijra | Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622 | 4 | |
| 275686144 | ramadan | ninth month of the Muslim calendar marked by fasting | 5 | |
| 275686145 | hajj | the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah | 6 | |
| 275686146 | damascus | Syrian city that was capital of Umayyad caliphate | 7 | |
| 275686147 | dhows | a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs | 8 | |
| 275686148 | mosque | Muslim house of worship | 9 |