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At Med Unit 1: World Religions and Spread of Islam

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Muslims
believes that Jesus was a prophet of God
Hanukkah & Rosh Hashanah
sacred holidays to the Jewish faith
Sunday
Day holy to Christians
Atheist
Belief in no god
Hajj
holy pilgrammage Muslims make once in their lifetime
Mecca
City where Islam developed
5 pillars
Foundational beliefs of Islam
Bible
Holy Book of Christianity
Synagogue
Place of Worship for Jews
Berbers
Nomadic traders of the Sahara
Mansa Musa
King who spread Islam throughout North Africa on his Hajj
polytheism
It is the belief in many gods.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religion of the Byzantine Empire.
gold and salt
Two major products of trade in Africa during the Mali Empire
Djenne
One of the first urban trade cities in West Africa (located on the Niger River)
Ife
The capital of Yoruba people; produced handsome bronze and iron statues; According to legend, the creator sent this first ruler down to earth where he founded the first Yoruba state.
Quran
Sacred book of the Muslims.
camels
Allowed for trade across the Sahara Desert, "Ships of the desert"
Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr
Holy holidays for the Muslims
Mosque
Where Muslims practice their faith.
Islam
This religion split over descendants and their leaders
Griot
Spreads the moral teachings in Animism and often held and could recite the histories of West African societies
10 commandments
moral code in Christianity
Timbuktu
City of learning and trade in Northern Africa.
Three empires that were created after the Fall of Rome.
Latin Christendom, Byzantine , Islamic
Sundiata
Rose to create and be the leader of Mali.
Torah
Sacred book of the Jews.
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Three major WEST African kingdoms
Abraham
Founder of the Jewish faith
Sunni & Shia
The two major Muslim sects.
Umayyads
Empire that spread Islam across North Africa.
jihad
Term that means "struggle in the way of God"
Jesus
Founder of the Christian faith.
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