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"The names Christians used to describe Muslims show that religion was only one of many ways to understand this new faith. As the terms ‘Islam’ and ‘Muslim’ appeared in English in their theological sense only in the seventeenth century, ethnic terms like ‘Moor’ and ‘Arab’ were used instead, though such was the importance of the Ottoman Empire that ‘Turk’ was commonly applied to Muslims of any and often all ethnic origins." (Jerry Brotton, This Orient Isle- Elizabethan England and the Islamic World.)
I couldn't figure the second sentence out. Can you parse the sentence roughly? Thanks in advance.
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e. the part before the comma is the explanation or reason for the part after the comma. alibey1917 though This is a conjunction that links the two parts.
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- the part before the comma is the explanation or reason for the part after the comma.
- alibey1917 though This is a conjunction that links the two parts.
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- the Ottoman Empire was so important that 'Turk' was commonly applied ...
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alibey1917As the terms ‘Islam’ and ‘Muslim’ appeared in English in their theological sense only in the seventeenth century, ethnic terms like ‘Moor’ and ‘Arab’ were used instead
"As" means "because", i.e. the part before the comma is the explanation or reason for the part after the comma.
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