World Cultures Unit 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ramadan | Holy month when Muslims are expected to fast from sun up to sun down as part of the Five Pillars of Islam. |
| Tigris River | a major river in Southwest Asia; with the Euphrates River it defined the "land between the rivers" known as Mesopotamia |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC) |
| kibbutz | a Jewish farming village in Palestine whose members own everything in common, sharing labor, income, and expenses. |
| hieroglyphics | a writing system in which pictures and symbols are used to represent words and sounds. |
| cuneiform | a Sumerian system of writing, in which wedge-shaped symbols were used. |
| primary products | a raw product used to manufacture other products |
| Suez Canal | a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea |
| Nile River | The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea |
| Mustafa Kemal | Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938) |
| hajj | a pilgrimage to Mecca that most Muslims try to make at least once in a lifetime. |
| caliph | the title used by rulers of the Muslim community from 632 until 1924. |
| Muhammad | Founder of Islamic religion and is regarded as a messenger and prophet of God |
| Sunni | A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad |
| Shi'ite | A branch of Islam whose members support the descendants of Muhammad as his rightful successors |
| Sumerians | one of the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia. |
| Kurds | a member of a group of mountain people who live in Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. |
| Yom Kippur | in Judaism, the Day of Atonement |
| Judaism | a monotheistic religion, founded by Abraham, the Torah is its sacred text, its members are called Jews. |
| Islam | a monotheistic religion, founded by Muhammad, the Koran is its sacred text, its members are called Muslims. |
| Christianity | a monotheistic religion, founded by Jesus, the Bible is its sacred text, its members are called Christians. |
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