Chapter 4 Vocab
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mindspectacles on October 19, 2012
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CA 7th grade History.
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abu Bakr | The first caliph, he ruled the Muslim world after Muhammad's death |
| caliph | a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam |
| tolerance | acceptance |
| Janissaries | slave soldiers, coverted to Islam and became fierce fighters |
| Mehmed 2 | Ottoman sultan, he defeated the Byzantine Empire in 1453 |
| sultan | Ottoman ruler |
| Suleyman 1 | Ottoman ruler, he governed the empire at its height |
| harem | Area of household where woman live apart from man |
| Shia | Muslims who thought that only members of Muhammad's family could become caliphs |
| Sunni | Muslims who didn't think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad as long as they were good Muslims and strong leaders. Over time, religious differenes developed between the two groups as well. |
| Ibn Battutah | Muslim traveler and writer, he visited Africa, India, China, and Spain |
| Sufism | teachings that people al find God's love by having a personal relationship with God |
| Omar Khayyam | Sufi poet, mathematician, and astonomer, he wrote the Rubaiyat |
| patrons | sponsors |
| minaret | narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer |
| caligraphy | decorative writing |
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