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anaesthetic
A drug that causes loss of feeling or consciousness.
antiseptic
A substance that kills or stops the growth of germs which cause disease.
astrolabe
An instrument for navigating using the position of the Sun and stars.
Byzantine Empire
Empire in South-East Europe and Asia Minor which was formed
from the Eastern Roman Empire.
caliph
The chief Muslim religious and political leader.
Concentric
Shapes having the same centre, the larger completely encircling the smaller.
ghazi
Muslim warriors.
Renaissance
The revival or rebirth of European art and literature under the influence of
classical Roman and Greek culture
muezzin
Muslim caller to prayer; mu’adhdhin in Arabic.
Sharia law
Islamic religious law. Shi'a: Muslims, or Shi’ites, who believe in the Imamah,
leadership of Ali and his descendants after the Prophet Muhammad.
Sunni
Muslims who believe in the successorship of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali