Islam Key Terms: 4

Islam Key Terms: 4.2 & 4.3

1. Sharia – “the way that leads to God” – The Islamic law code that contains God’s laws as revealed in the Sunnah and Qur’an 2. Imam – a religious leader 3. minaret – a tower where a Muezzin (prayer caller) would call people to pray from 4. polygamy – marriage to more than one spouse 5. Madrasa – a religious school where students learned subjects such as law, philosophy, mathematics, and history 6. urban – having to do with a city or cities 7. Cordoba – the leading city in Muslim Spain 8. textiles – woven goods such as cotton cloth or wool 9. social mobility – the ability to rise in society 10.souk – a marketplace where merchants bought and sold goods from around the empire 11.letters of credit – written record issued by one bank that allows a person to take money out o f another bank Islam Key Terms: 4.2 & 4.3

1. Sharia – “the way that leads to God” – The Islamic law code that contains God’s laws as revealed in the Sunnah and Qur’an

2. Imam – a religious leader

3. minaret – a tower where a Muezzin (prayer caller) would call people to pray from

4. polygamy – marriage to more than one spouse

5. Madrasa – a religious school where students learned subjects such as law, philosophy, mathematics, and history 6. urban – having to do with a city or cities

7. Cordoba – the leading city in Muslim Spain

8. textiles – woven goods such as cotton cloth or wool

9. social mobility – the ability to rise in society

10.souk – a marketplace where merchants bought and sold goods from around the empire

11.letters of credit – written record issued by one bank that allows a person to take money out of another bank