Foster chapter 3

Arabia

##Arabian Peninsula located in Southwest Asia.

####oasis

##A spring or body of water in a desert where trees and plants grow.

####sheikh

##A leader of a tribe in Arabia.

####caravans

##Groups of traveling merchants and animals.

####Makkah / Mecca

##An important trade city in the Arabian Peninsula.

####Ka ’ aba

##Holy shrine in Mecca, significant for Muslim pilgrims.

####Allah

##The Arabic word for God.

####Muhammad

##The founder of the religion of Islam around 610.

####Islam

##Religion founded by Muhammad in 610.

####Muslim

##A follower of Islam.

####Quran

##The holy book of Islam.

####Shari ’ ah

##The Islamic code of law.

####Hadith

##A record of Muhammad's sayings and deeds.

####Hajj

##The pilgrimage to Mecca.

####caliph

##A successor to a Muslim leader.

####Sufis

##Islamic missionaries promoting a personal and emotional approach to Islam.

####Sunni

##Followers of Islam who recognize the first four caliphs as rightful rulers.

####Shia

##Followers of Islam who believe Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, is the rightful heir to future caliphs.

####Ottoman Turks

##A powerful Muslim empire based in Asia Minor, present-day Turkey.

####Safavid Empire

##A powerful dynasty that ruled Persia (Iran) from 1501 to 1736.

####shah

##A Persian leader or king.

####Mughal Empire

##A powerful Muslim empire in India around the 1500s.

####mosque

##A Muslim house of worship.

####bazar

##A marketplace.

####patriarchy

##A society that is dominated by men.

####astrolabe

##An astronomical device used to determine location at sea.

####al Khwarizmi

##A Muslim inventor known for algebra.

####Ibn Sina

##A Persian doctor who wrote Canon of Medicine.

####*Thousand and One Nights*

##A collection of stories from India, Persia, and Arabia.

####minarets

##Towers from which the call to prayer is announced to Muslims.