Unit 2 vocab set: Islamic Civilization

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Holy book of Islam

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Quran

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Central religious figure of Islam, prophet of Allah.

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Mohammed

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Laws Muslims follow, merging religion and politics:

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Shari'ah

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Birthplace of Mohammed and the city he returned to from Medinah to spread Islam, a holy site.

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Makkah/Mecca

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Title of the Islamic state's leader

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Caliph

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Father-in-law of Prophet Mohammed who unified Islam's followers after his death in 632 A.D. and was the first caliph.

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Abu Bakr

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Powerful Islamic dynasty founded by General Mu’awiyah in 661 A.D. in Damascus, which conquered North Africa and much of Spain by 725 A.D.

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Umayyads

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Branch of Islam recognizing only Mohammed's descendants as rulers, with a small Persian minority in Iraq and Iran.

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Shia

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Branch of Islam disagreeing with Shia on Mohammed’s successors; majority of Muslims, including Arabs.

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Sunni

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Nomadic people from Central Asia who converted to Islam and gained power over the Abbasid caliphate in 1055 A.D.

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Seljuk Turks