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Glossary



                     peripheral           outside of the primary limits
                     polytheism           belief that there are many gods


                     provincial           narrow minded
                    quarantined           isolated in order to contain disease

                    reciprocate           to give and take from each other

                    repatriate            restore citizenship

                    schism                division or separation

                    sultan                a king or sovereign of an Islamic state

                    syncretism            the mixing or blending of religions

                    synthesize            blending of different components

                     tributary            a stream of water feeding a larger river

                     tyranny              cruel and oppressive government

                    Vandals               barbarians as described above

                    veneration            to respect or revere with admiration




































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