5.5 The Islamic World

administrative

of or pertaining to administration or management

bureaucrat

an official in a government office, especially one who follows rules and routines rather than personal judgment

caravan

a band of people traveling together for safety, especially across a desert

crusades

any of the several attempts of medieval European Christians to recover and then defend the Holy Land in and around Jerusalem from the Muslims

influx

a continuous coming in of things or people

mosque

a Muslim place of worship

province

the administrative divisions of a country or empire