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Term Definition
Ummah Muslim community, the Muslim world
Ulama Muslim scholars
Sick Man of Europe The Ottoman Empire
Jihad Struggle, both internal and external
Shariah Islamic law
Battle of the Nile Sea battle between the French and British, which stranded Napolean's army in Egypt
Corsair French privateers who attacked France's enemies
Rosetta Stone Tablet found in 1799 by the French with Hieroglyphic and Greek translations of a passage, which helped crack Hieroglyphics
Battle of the Pyramids Took place at Embadah, near Giza; the French routed 20,000 Mamluks
Dome of the Rock Islamic shrine, oldest standing Islamic building, built in 691
Geniza Store room of worn out texts for a Synagogue; most famous is in Cairo
Al Azhar Islamic university in Egypt, oldest continuing university in the world
Protectorate Relationship where a weaker state enters into treaty with a stronger state for diplomatic and military protection
Kanuni Osmani The Lawgiver, or Suleyman the Magnificent; created the Ottoman's code of law
Assabiyah Solidarity between Arabs
Hadith Oral traditions relating to Muhammad's words and deeds; the second most important source in Islam
Al Jazeera Qatari news station
Vizier Second-ranking official in Muslim government
Hijab Head scarf worn by Muslim women
Burgah Cloak for the entire body worn by Muslim women
Chador Open cloak worn by some Iranian women
Abbayah Black cloak worn by women in Arabia
Ramadan Muslim holy month, to celebrate when the Qu'ran was revealed
Niqab A full face covering for women
King Crane Commission Investigation into the Ottoman empire by the U.S. gov. to ascertain the future of the region
Cairo Conference Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Hai-Shek to decide upon the future of allied actions in Asia during WW2
Balfour Declaration 1917 British endorsement of the Jewish settlement of Palestine, but stated that the "civil and religious" rights of the native peoples shall not be infringed
Sykes-Picot Agreement Agreement in 1916 between the French and British which decided the partitioning of the Middle East
Hussein-McMahon Correspondence Understanding between the British representative to the Arabs and Hussein, a tribal leader in Arabia, that mostly guaranteed Arab independence
Haram Protected zone
Harem Women's quarters
Madrassa Islamic and secular schools
Hijaz Region in Western Arabia, known for Mecca and Medina
Nefud Great desert in north Arabia
Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca
L'Institute d'Egypte Institute set up in Egypt by Napolean
Bey Turkish word for chieftan
Pasha High rank in the Ottoman empire, usually granted to governors or generals
London Convention Treaty between the UK and South Africa
Suez Seaport town in north Egypt on the Gulf of Suez, where the Suez Canal empties

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Created March 18, 2008
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  1. Dome of the Rock → Islamic shrine, oldest standing Islamic building, built in 691 - 2 misses
  2. Geniza → Store room of worn out texts for a Synagogue; most famous is in Cairo - 2 misses
  3. Kanuni Osmani → The Lawgiver, or Suleyman the Magnificent; created the Ottoman's code of law - 2 misses
  4. Burgah → Cloak for the entire body worn by Muslim women - 2 misses
  5. Abbayah → Black cloak worn by women in Arabia - 2 misses
  6. Nefud → Great desert in north Arabia - 2 misses
  7. London Convention → Treaty between the UK and South Africa - 2 misses