Ch.8

Question 0

oasis

Answer 0

a green area in a desert fed by underground water

Question 1

Islam

Answer 1

a religion based on the teachings of Muhammad

Question 2

sheikh

Answer 2

the leader of an Arab tribe

Question 3

isolation

Answer 3

separation from other populated areas

Question 4

caravan

Answer 4

a group of traveling merchants and animals

Question 5

authority

Answer 5

power over thoughts, opinions, and behavior

Question 6

Quaran

Answer 6

the holy book of Islam

Question 7

shari’ah

Answer 7

Islamic code of law

Question 8

start of Ls. 2

Answer 8

vocabulary

Question 9

calliph

Answer 9

a Muslim leader

Question 10

Sunni

Answer 10

group of Muslims who accepted the rule of the Umayyad caliphs

Question 11

Shia

Answer 11

group of Muslims who believed the descendants of Ali should rule

Question 12

principle

Answer 12

an important law or belief

Question 13

sultan

Answer 13

Seljuk leader

Question 14

culture

Answer 14

the customs, art, science, and learning of a group of people

Question 15

Islam

Answer 15

a religion based on the teachings of Muhammad

Question 16

oasis

Answer 16

a green area in a desert fed by underground water

Question 17

sheikh

Answer 17

the leader of an Arab tribe

Question 18

isolation

Answer 18

separation from other populated areas

Question 19

caravan

Answer 19

a group of traveling merchants and animals

Question 20

authority

Answer 20

power over thoughts, opinions, and behavior

Question 21

Quaran

Answer 21

the holy book of Islam

Question 22

shari’ah

Answer 22

Islamic code of law

Question 23

start of Ls. 2

Answer 23

vocabulary

Question 24

calliph

Answer 24

a Muslim leader

Question 25

Sunni

Answer 25

group of Muslims who accepted the rule of the Umayyad caliphs

Question 26

Shia

Answer 26

group of Muslims who believed the descendants of Ali should rule

Question 27

principle

Answer 27

an important law or belief

Question 28

sultan

Answer 28

Seljuk leader

Question 29

culture

Answer 29

the customs, art, science, and learning of a group of people

Question 30

mosque

Answer 30

a Muslim house of worship

Question 31

bazaar

Answer 31

a marketplace

Question 32

astrolabe

Answer 32

a tool that helps sailors navigate by the positions of the stars

Question 33

confirm

Answer 33

to prove that something is true; to remove doubt

Question 34

minaret

Answer 34

the tower of a mouse from which Muslims are called to pray

Question 35

publish

Answer 35

to produce the work of an author, usually in print