Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition.

1. Sharia

2. Mecca

3. Shiites

4. Lineage

5. nuclear family

6. Sunnis

a. believe that any pious male Muslim from Muhammad's tribe can lead without performing religious functions.

b. a body of laws that interprets the Quran and applies religious principles to legal situations

c. sect of Islam that believes, Muhammad's successors must be descendants of his son-in-law, Ali and only religious leaders can interpret the Quran

d. a group of households with a common ancestor

e. one set of parents and their children

f. a trading and religious center

1. Sharia: a body of laws that interprets the Quran and applies religious principles to legal situations

2. Mecca: trading and religious center

3. Shiites: sect of Islam that believes, Muhammad's successors must be descendants of his son-in-law, Ali and only religious leaders can interpret the Quran

4. Lineage: a group of households with a common ancestor

5. nuclear family : one set of parents and their children

6. Sunnis: believe that any pious male Muslim from Muhammad's tribe can lead without performing religious functions.

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