Download 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