Medieval and Islamic Civilizations
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- lord
- in feudalism the noble who granted the land to a vassal
- mosque
- a Muslim place of religious worship
- Vatican
- place where the Pope lives
- Koran
- Muslim holy book
- Manorial System
- primary economic system during the Middle Ages
- Imams
- Ali's successors as leaders in the Shi'ah branch of Islam
- Ka'bah
- Arab shrine in Mecca to which many people journeyed each year
- cathedral
- a large Christian church
- crusades
- a series of Christian holy wars fought to regain the holy lands
- feudal system
- the medieval practice of lords granting land or fiefs to vassals in return for a pledge of military service
- guild
- trade associations for artisans that standard, restricted competition, and regulated the training of new artisans
- hegira
- Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina)
- heresey
- religious beliefs that do not agree with those of the majority
- minerat
- a prayer tower attached to a mosque
- apprentice
- an unpaid trainee for a trade or craft
- arabesque
- Islamic art that is made up of repeating patterns
- caliph
- leaders of the Muslim community who ruled according to the Qu'ran
- martyr
- people who are willing to die for their religious beliefs
- monestary
- a place where monks live, work, and pray
- Islam
- the name of a Muslim religion
- Jihad
- Muslim holy war or the constant inner struggle by Muslims for faith
- journeyman
- a semiskilled tradesman that was paid by the day
- vassal
- in feudalism, a knight who received land from a lord
- Shi'ah
- the main branch of Islam that followed Ali
- Sun'ni
- the Orthodox branch of Islam