AP World History 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bedouin | Camel nomads |
| shaykhs | council for caliph |
| mecca | refuge |
| medina | ka'aba |
| quraysh | rich medina families |
| umayyad | first Islamic dynasty |
| Ka'aba | shrine for Allah |
| Allah | God |
| Muhammad | last prophet |
| Quran | holy book |
| Hi Jra | start of Islamic calendar(622 CE) |
| Umma | community of faithful |
| Zakat | alms giving |
| Five Pillars of Faith | Muslims rules |
| Hajj | pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Dar-Islam | uniting |
| Sharia | Islamic law |
| Jihad | quest to conquer greed and evil |
| Sunnis | choose caliph |
| Shiite | caliph is bloodline |
| Damascus | Second capital of Umayyad empire |
| Mawali | Muslim converts |
| Dhimmis | Jews, Christians |
| Abbasid | Second Islamic Empire |
| Baghdad | third capital of Abbasid |
| Abu Bakr | first caliph |
| Ridda Wars | to restore Islamic unity |
| Uthman | third caliph |
| Mu'awiya | fourth caliph |
| Ali | possible caliph, murdered in 661 |
| Ulama | orthodox religious scholars |
| Abu al-Abbas | defeated the Umayyads |
| Ayan | landlords, elite |
| Wazir | Chief administrative official under the Abbasids. |
| Battle of Stiffin | Fought in 657 between forces of Ali and Umayyads; settled by negotiation that led to fragmentation. |
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