7th Grade: Topic 4

oasis

• a place in the desert where water can be found

• a place in the desert with no trees or vegetation

• a place at the very top of a mountain

nomad

• people of the desert who stay in the same place their entire life

• people of the desert who move from place to place

• people of the desert who do not believe in one God

prophet

• a person of the desert who moves from place to place

• a person chosen by God to bring a message to the people

• a revealed truth from God

Hijra

• to stop or defeat someone

• Islam's holy book

• the Arabic word for migration

Quran

• Islam's holy book

• the Arabic word for migration

• a revealed truth from God

mosque

• Islam's Holy Book

• Islamic Law Code

• Muslim House of Worship

dynasty

• dedication and loyalty to Islam

• Muslim House of Worship

• a family that passes down power

sultan

• ruler of Muslim states

• an Islamic lifestyle

• Islam's Holy Book

Arabic numerals

• number system invented in Asia

• decorative writing

• The number system we use

Calligraphy

• the art of decorative writing

• the number system we use

• a leader of the Muslim world