Vocabulary
a person who flees from his or her home; a safe place to stay
What is a refugee?
the decorative writing that is the most respected form of art in Islam
What is calligraphy?
a glimpse of history and culture
What do cities offer?
the main duties that are acts of worship Muslims are expected to perform
What are the Five Pillars?
a movement that developed among Jews in Europe and Russia before WWI
Christians
What group besides Muslims and Jews call Jerusalem home?
the journey when Muslims are making a pilgrimage to Mecca
What is hajj?
varying degrees of free enterprise and governmental control found in Southwest Asia
What are mixed economies?
Reason people from around the world visit Jerusalem
What are landmarks?
the larger of the two groups of Muslims
What is the Sunni?
the monarch has absolute, or complete, authority
What is an absolute monarchy?
the group besides Muslims and Jews that call Jerusalem home
What are Christians?
the smaller group of Muslims
What is the Shi'i?
a limit or ban on trade
What is an embargo?
Close to the Dome of the Rock
What is the Western Wall?