Unit 3 pt 2 11 words

Principality

The area ruled by a prince

Tariff

a government tax on imports or exports, or a rate or schedule of such taxes; duty

Shi'a

a messianic belief system and branch of Islam that accepts descendants of Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, and the imams as the true successors of Muhammad and the faith

tax

a sum of money levied by government on income, property, or sales and used for its services and administration

Sunni

branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as the true successors of Muhammad and leaders of the faith

revenue

government income from the collection of taxes

Sikhism

religious community founded in northern India by Guru Nanak that rejected caste divisions

Reformation

sixteenth-century religious movement in Europe that led to the creation of Protestant faiths in opposition to Catholicism

treasury

the funds of a government, business, or club

Sultan

the ruler of an Islamic country

Tsar

the title of a male Russian ruler before 1917