Chapter 8

Question 0

• a green area in a desert fed by underground water

Answer 0

• oasis

Question 1

• a religion based on the teachings of Muhammad

Answer 1

• Islam

Question 2

• separation from other populated areas

Answer 2

• isolation

Question 3

• the leader of an Arab tribe

Answer 3

• sheikh

Question 4

• a group of traveling merchants and animals

Answer 4

• caravans

Question 5

• power over thoughts, opinions, and behavior

Answer 5

• authority

Question 6

• the holy book of Islam

Answer 6

• Quran

Question 7

• Islamic code of law

Answer 7

• shari’ah

Question 8

• a Muslim leader

Answer 8

• caliph

Question 9

• group of Muslims who accepted the rule of the Umayyad caliphs

Answer 9

• Sunni

Question 10

• group of Muslims who believed the descendants of Ali should rule

Answer 10

-Shia

Question 11

• a Muslim house of worship

Answer 11

• mosque

Question 12

• a marketplace

Answer 12

• bazaar

Question 13

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

Answer 13

• astrolabe

Question 14

• to prove that something is true; to remove doubt

Answer 14

• confirm

Question 15

• to produce the work of an author, usually in print

Answer 15

• publish

Question 16

• the tower of a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer

Answer 16

• minaret