"The Muslim World"

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  1. 4. the people who believe that the people in Muhammed's bloodline to rule
  2. 5. a tool made to help with time calculations and to locate the direction of Mecca
  3. 7. the angel that spoke to Muhammed
  4. 8. the family of rulers that came to power in 661 AD after Ali's assassination; later became Sunnis
  5. 12. the "people of the book" were ____ and jews
  6. 18. a person who practices Islam
  7. 19. the city that Islam was made in
  8. 21. the holy month where Muslims fast from 6 am to 6 pm
  9. 22. the place that Muhammed conquered with 10,000 followers
  10. 23. the creator of Islam, and the prophet of Allah, the god of Islam
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  1. 1. the name of the rule of Abu-Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali
  2. 2. the place where Asia, Africa, and Europe meet (two words, no space)
  3. 3. the caliphate that descended from Fatima, the daughter of Muhammed
  4. 6. the official language of Islam
  5. 9. the scientific technology that the Muslims advanced so that they could check the time effectively, and find the direction to Mecca.
  6. 10. a way to help the poor
  7. 11. Umayyads who rejected the life of luxury to instead live a life of poverty to be closer to the religion
  8. 13. a letter of credit from banks; pronounced "check" in Europe
  9. 14. the major city that was founded in southern Spain
  10. 15. the Islamic holy book
  11. 16. a successor of the messenger of Allah
  12. 17. the people who believe that the people who follow the ideals of Muhammed should rule
  13. 20. must be done five times a day in the direction of mecca