Islam and Crusades Flash Cards

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Revelation

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revealing to view or making known

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Monotheism

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Belief in only one god

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Muhammad

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The founder of Islam

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Prophet

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Someone who has been chosen by God to speak to people and guide them

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Arabian Peninsula

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A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

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Mecca

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Birthplace of Muhammad and the holiest city in Islam

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Medina

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Muhammad makes the Hijra to here. Second holiest city in Islam.

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Sunni

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A Muslim who believes that the caliph ("Religious leader") should be chosen based on who is the most deserving

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Shi'a

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A Muslim who believes the caliph ("religious leader") should be someone related to Muhammad

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Conquest

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Taking a territory (city, country, empire, etc.) by force