Chapter 12 Vocabulary: Islam
Copy these definitions down on your map exercise, then create an example of each.
Oasis:
A wet fertile area within a desert.
Caravan:
A group of traders that travelled together.
Muhammad: Founder of Islam, he spread Islam’s teachings to the people of Arabia.
Islam:
A religion based upon the messages Muhammad is believed to have received from God.
Muslim:
A follower of Islam.
Quran/Koran: The Holy Book of Islam.
Pilgrimage:
A holy journey or journey to a sacred place.
Mosque:
A building for Muslim Prayer (a church or temple of Islam).
Jihad:
To make an effort or struggle; it has also been interpreted to mean Holy war.
Sunnah:
A collection of Writings about the way Muhammad lived that provides a model for Muslims to follow.
Five Pillars of Islam:
5 acts of worship required of all Muslims
Abu Bakr:
The First Caliph, he ruled the Muslim world after Muhammad’s death.
Caliph:
A title that the Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam.
Tolerance:
Acceptance
Shia:
A member of the second largest branch of Islam who believes that only Muhammad’s descendants
could become Caliphs.
Sunni:
A member of the largest branch of Islam who believes that the Caliphs DID NOT have to be descendants
of Muhammad’s.
Sufism:
A movement in Islam that taught people they can find God’s love by having a personal relationship with
God.
Patrons:
A sponsor, (usually a rich person paying for something artistic)
Minaret:
A narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer.
Calligraphy:
Decorative writing
Influence:
Change or have an effect on.
Development: Creation, The process of growing or improving.
Chapter 13 Vocabulary: AFRICA
Copy these definitions down on your map exercise, and then create an example of each.
Rifts:
Sub-Saharan Africa:
Sahel:
Savannah:
Rain Forests:
Extended Family:
Animism:
Silent Barter:
Tunka Manin:
Sundiata:
Mansa Musa:
Sunni Ali:
Askia the Great:
Oral history:
Griots:
Proverbs:
Kente:
Long deep valley’s formed by the movement of the earth’s crust.
The area of Africa South of the Sahara.
A semi-Arid land strip of land between the Sahara desert and wetter areas to the south.
An open grassland with scattered trees.
Moist Densely wooded areas that contains many different plants and animals.
A family group that includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives.
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.
A process by which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly.
King of the Empire of Ghana, his kingdom was visited by Muslim writers.
Founder of the Empire of Mali, his reign is recorded in legends.
Mali’s greatest and most famous Mansa, or ruler, he was a devout Muslim. He made a famous
pilgrimage to Mecca that helped spread Mali’s fame.
Sunni, or emperor, of Songhai, he conquered Mali and made Songhai into a powerful state.
Songhai ruler, he overthrew Sunni Baru. His reign was the high point of Songhai Culture.
A spoken record of past events.
A West-African Story teller
A short saying of wisdom or truth.
A hand woven, brightly colored West African Fabric.