Islam
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crazymonkey14 on May 5, 2012
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The beginnings of the religion Islam and its followers, Muslims.
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Chinese, Traditional | English |
|---|---|
 Arabia | southwest corner of Asia |
| sand dunes | shaped by the wind, rise to 800 feet high & stretch for miles |
| oasis | wet, fertile area in a desert |
| caravan | group of traders traveling together |
| Islam | means "to submit to God" |
| Muhammad | man who brought a new religion to Arabia |
| Muslim | follower of Islam |
| nomads | tribe of people who moved around the desert living in tents |
| Pilgrimage | to journey to a sacred place; muslims must go on their hajj to Mecca |
| Qur'an | holy book of Islam; exact word of Allah (God) told to Muhammad |
| Ramadan | holy month of fasting |
| Sunnah | refers to the way Muhammad lived and provides a model for duties and the way of life for Muslims |
| Five Pillars of Islam | first duties of a Muslim; 1. Proclaim "there is no God, but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet." 2. Pray 5 times a day and visit a mosque on Friday 3. Give alms to the needy 4. Fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan. 5. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your lifetime. |
| Shariah | Islamic law, judges the rightness of actions an individual or community might take |
| Abu Bakr | chosen as leader of Islam after the death of Muhammad |
| Baghdad | Capital of Islamic empire during 762 |
| caliph | title given to the muslim leader |
| Janissaries | slave soldiers, converted to Islam and became strong warriors |
| Mehmed II | led Ottomans to conquer Constantinople in 1453 |
| Mughals | Turkish Muslims from Central Asia |
| Shia | muslims who thought only descendants of Muhammad could become caliphs |
| Suleyman I | ruled over Spain for 700 years |
| Sunni | group who doesn't think caliphs have to be related to Muhammad |
| Taj Mahal | tomb built between 1631 & 1647 by Emperor Shah Jahan |
| calligraphy | decorative writing |
| Arabic | muslim scholars in Baghdad & Cordoba translated ancient writings to this language |
| Ibn Battutah | 1320, the explorer who traveled to Africa, India, China, & Spain |
| medicine | the muslims greatest advance |
| smallpox | doctor in Baghdad learned/discovered how to treat this disease |
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