Unit 5 Vocabulary- Islamic Civilizations

nomadic Arab tribes who inhabited the desert

regions in the Arabian peninsula

• bedouins

• gypsies

• wanderers

• astronomers

a religion based on the teachings of Muhammad

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

• Islam

• Judaism

followers of Islam

• Nomads

• Islams

• Bedouins

• Muslims

place of worship for Muslims

• Temple

• Mosque

• Minaret

• Church

a narrow tower, typically part of a mosque, from

where  Muslims are called to prayer

• minaret

• mosque

• pillar

• kaaba

the artistic practice of handwriting based on the

Arabic alphabet

• calligraphy

• cursive

• hijab

• minaret

headscarf worn by SOME Muslim women to cover

the hair, neck, and sometimes the face

• mosque

• calligraphy

• minaret

• hijab