ap world history chapter 8 Flashcards
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| 10944258305 | Alms | goods or money given to the poor | 0 | |
| 10944261428 | Malawi | non-Arab converts to Islam | 1 | |
| 10944264707 | Sufi | a Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical means | 2 | |
| 10944272343 | Caliph | a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government | 3 | |
| 10944275625 | Koran (Qur'an) | the holy book of Islam | 4 | |
| 10944278707 | Dhimmi | Jews and Christians living under Muslim control/rule; people of the book | 5 | |
| 10944286903 | Umma | the community of all faithful Muslims | 6 | |
| 10944292833 | Hajj | the fifth pillar of Islam; a pilgrimage to Mecca | 7 | |
| 10944299917 | Sunni | one of two major branches; followers of the Umayyads; political and theological division within Islam | 8 | |
| 10944314846 | Iman | leader of prayer in Islamic faith | 9 | |
| 10944321949 | Jihad | struggle | 10 | |
| 10944326949 | Hijirah | migration Of Muhammad and his followers to Medina in 622; marks the first year of the Muslim calender. | 11 | |
| 10944333028 | Shiite (Shi'ia) | a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs | 12 | |
| 10944348462 | Sharia | the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | 13 |