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- 4. the sect of Islam that believes the caliph must be from Ali's family
- 6. the dynasty ruling during the Golden Age of Islam
- 8. the Muslims expanded this "ages old" labor institution in Africa, even before Europeans got involved
- 10. the most powerful and wealthy of the Abbasid rulers
- 12. where Islam began
- 13. 0-9 borrowed by the Arabs from the Indians...the name us Westerners call these numbers
- 18. the holiest shrine in all of Islam...found in Mecca
- 20. also known as "Avicenna" by westerners...Persian physician, wrote encyclopedia of medical knowledge
- 21. and Islamic house of worship
- 22. the majority of Muslims in the world are this sect...any good Muslim can be caliph
- 23. the language of the Arabs, holy language of the Koran
- 24. Islamic Law
- 25. the Islamic shrine in Jerusalem on the Jewish Temple Mount
- 26. the city that was the capital of the Abbasid Empire
- 27. this Asian people destroy the Abbasid Empire in 1258 by destroying Baghdad
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- 1. the prophet/founder of Islam
- 2. the title of the successor of Muhammad
- 3. the pilgrimage to Mecca once in a Muslim's lifetime
- 5. there are 5 of these...neccessary practices in Islam
- 7. the holy book of Islam
- 9. the collection of poem by Omar Khayyam
- 11. the shortened title for the collection of stories about Harun al Rashid's court
- 14. the mathematical discipline created by the Arabs
- 15. the Islamic dynasty that came to power after Ali, responsible for the entrenchment of Arabic through the Middle East
- 16. this type of design often adorns Islamic art / architecture
- 17. the holiest city of Islam...where Muhammad was born
- 19. the holy month of fasting in Islam