world history vocab 10/14/22

muhammad

chosen recipient and messenger of the word of God of the islam faith

quran

holy scriptures of the religion of islam

haji

pilgrimage to mecca, requirement of the five pillars of islam

astrolabe

an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars

five pillars of islam

acts of worship every muslim must preform; belief, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage

hijrah

the journey of muhammad and his followers to medina in 622

mecca

islam's holiest city; most important city

wu zhou

first and only empress of china

caliphate

the office or dominion of a caliph

allah

the supreme god of islam

caliph

male political and religious leader

lily-foot

chinese foot binding; only women; break the main bone in their foot and morphs their foot

sheikh

the ruler of an arabic tribe; chosen from one of the leading families

bedouin

a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs

sunni

one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; believed that Muhammad's successor should be Abu Bakr

genghis khan

Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean

muslim

a believer in or follower of Islam

shariah

the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed

shia

believed that muhammad's successor should have been Ali

arabesque

geometric patterns repeated over and over to completely cover a surface with decoration