Vocabulary
Allah: God of Muslim Faith
Five Pillars: Confession of faith, prayer five times a day, charity to needy, fasting during month-long Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his/her life.
Ramadan: Religious observance that takes place on the month in which the Qu'ran began to be revealed.
Ka’ba: Holiest place in Islam. A Mosque.
Qur’an: The words which Mohammad had which the followers recorded in this book.
Zakat: One of five pillars of Islam. obligation on Muslims to pay 2.5% of the minimum wealth (net worth) which they have had for a full lunar year.
Dhimmis: “people of the book” Originally applied to Christians and Jews who shared the Bible with Muslims.
Hadith: traditions of the prophet. Played such a critical role in Islamic law and ritual. Were recorded by women.
Dhows: sailing vessels with triangular sails carried goods of one civilized core to be exchanged with those of another.
Seljuk Turks: Nomadic invaders from central Asia via Persia; staunch Sunnis; ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from mid-11th century.
Demak: most powerful of the trading states on the north Java coast which is Muslim.
Shivijaya: Trading empire centered on Malacca Straits between Malaya and Sumatra; Buddhist government resistant to Muslim missionaries; Fell, and in SE Asia they converted to Islam
Lateen sails: Triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction.
Holy Land: Palestine: a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Crusades: Series of military adventures initially launched by western Christians to free Holy Land from Muslims .
Sufis: Mystics within Islam; responsible for expansion of Islam to southeastern Asia and other regions.
Mongols: generic term for a number of Inner Asian tribes.
Malacca: established after the fall of Shrivijaya, it was a trading empire.
Buyids: Persian invaders of the 10th century; captured Baghdad .
Ulama: Orthodox religious scholars within Islam.
Stateless Societies:A kinship which lacks the concentration of political power and authority which is normally associated with a state.
Ifriqiya: What Romans called Africa.
Almoravids: People who launched on a course called jihad. They moved south against the African kingdoms of the savanna and west into Spain.
Jihad: A holy water waged to purify, spread, or protect the faith.
Griot: professional oral historians who also serve as keepers of traditions.
Mamluks: military force of slaves. Many of the Mamluks were Turkish, who were famous for the horsemanship.
Bantu Migration: From the Congo to the Niger River Basin, it was a migration throughout Africa; one of the largest migrations in human history.
Hausa States: Combined Muslim and pagan traditions.
Matrilineal: Family descent and inheritance traced through the female line.
Demography: The study of population.
Sudanic states: Kingdoms that developed during the height of Ghana's power in the region; includes Mali and Songhay.
Zanj: Arabic term for the East African coast.
Demographic transition: Shift to low birth rate, low infant death rate, stable population; first emerged in Western Europe and U.S. in late 19th century.
Caliph: The political and religious successor to Muhammad.
Hagia Sophia: New church constructed in Constantinople during reign of Justinian.
Huns: A member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe.
Icons: Images of religious figures that became objects of veneration within Christianity of the Byzantine Empire
Hellenistic Culture: Way of life for those who were controlled over Alexander the Great.
Iconoclasm: Religious controversy in the Byzantine Empire.
Cyrillic Alphabet: Used for writing Slavic languages, it is an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet.
Tatars: Mongols.
The terms were found on Stearns World History Glossary.
Created by: Reema N
Five Pillars: Confession of faith, prayer five times a day, charity to needy, fasting during month-long Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his/her life.
Ramadan: Religious observance that takes place on the month in which the Qu'ran began to be revealed.
Ka’ba: Holiest place in Islam. A Mosque.
Qur’an: The words which Mohammad had which the followers recorded in this book.
Zakat: One of five pillars of Islam. obligation on Muslims to pay 2.5% of the minimum wealth (net worth) which they have had for a full lunar year.
Dhimmis: “people of the book” Originally applied to Christians and Jews who shared the Bible with Muslims.
Hadith: traditions of the prophet. Played such a critical role in Islamic law and ritual. Were recorded by women.
Dhows: sailing vessels with triangular sails carried goods of one civilized core to be exchanged with those of another.
Seljuk Turks: Nomadic invaders from central Asia via Persia; staunch Sunnis; ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from mid-11th century.
Demak: most powerful of the trading states on the north Java coast which is Muslim.
Shivijaya: Trading empire centered on Malacca Straits between Malaya and Sumatra; Buddhist government resistant to Muslim missionaries; Fell, and in SE Asia they converted to Islam
Lateen sails: Triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction.
Holy Land: Palestine: a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
Crusades: Series of military adventures initially launched by western Christians to free Holy Land from Muslims .
Sufis: Mystics within Islam; responsible for expansion of Islam to southeastern Asia and other regions.
Mongols: generic term for a number of Inner Asian tribes.
Malacca: established after the fall of Shrivijaya, it was a trading empire.
Buyids: Persian invaders of the 10th century; captured Baghdad .
Ulama: Orthodox religious scholars within Islam.
Stateless Societies:A kinship which lacks the concentration of political power and authority which is normally associated with a state.
Ifriqiya: What Romans called Africa.
Almoravids: People who launched on a course called jihad. They moved south against the African kingdoms of the savanna and west into Spain.
Jihad: A holy water waged to purify, spread, or protect the faith.
Griot: professional oral historians who also serve as keepers of traditions.
Mamluks: military force of slaves. Many of the Mamluks were Turkish, who were famous for the horsemanship.
Bantu Migration: From the Congo to the Niger River Basin, it was a migration throughout Africa; one of the largest migrations in human history.
Hausa States: Combined Muslim and pagan traditions.
Matrilineal: Family descent and inheritance traced through the female line.
Demography: The study of population.
Sudanic states: Kingdoms that developed during the height of Ghana's power in the region; includes Mali and Songhay.
Zanj: Arabic term for the East African coast.
Demographic transition: Shift to low birth rate, low infant death rate, stable population; first emerged in Western Europe and U.S. in late 19th century.
Caliph: The political and religious successor to Muhammad.
Hagia Sophia: New church constructed in Constantinople during reign of Justinian.
Huns: A member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe.
Icons: Images of religious figures that became objects of veneration within Christianity of the Byzantine Empire
Hellenistic Culture: Way of life for those who were controlled over Alexander the Great.
Iconoclasm: Religious controversy in the Byzantine Empire.
Cyrillic Alphabet: Used for writing Slavic languages, it is an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet.
Tatars: Mongols.
The terms were found on Stearns World History Glossary.
Created by: Reema N
