History Vocabulary - Unit 3

The holy book of Islam

• Quran

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Allah

• Muhammad

the ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders

• Shia

• Hijrah

• Sheikh

• Shari'ah

the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam

• Hajj

• Hijrah

• Shari'ah

• Sheikh

A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims

• Hajrah

• Dowry

• Bazaar

• Hajj

Declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Muslim

• Quran

• Hajj

Islamic code of law

• Quran

• Hijrah

• Shari'ah

• Shia

A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad

• Sunni

• Sultan

• Shia

• Hajj

Military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim country

• Astrolabe

• Khanate

• Vizier

• Sultan

An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

• Astrolabe

• Arabesque

• Dowry

• Minaret

ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body

• Astrolabe

• Bedouin

• Arabesque

• Porcelain