2255713611 | Islam | a religion based on the prophet Muhammed that believes in one god, Allah. The laws of Islam are found in the Qur'an and the Sunna | 0 | |
2255719078 | Qur'an | the sacred book of Islam that is believed to contain the revelations made to Muhammad by Allah | 1 | |
2255728147 | Arabian Peninsula | Where Mecca, Medina, and Petra are located | 2 | |
2255731549 | oasis | a small area in a desert that is watered by springs or wells | 3 | |
2255732387 | nomads | groups that move from place to place following food, water, and land for their herd | 4 | |
2255735000 | trade routes | connected cities and were used by nomads, merchants, and travelers so that they did not get lost in the desert | 5 | |
2255737641 | camel caravans | camels and people to travel the trade routes because of safety in numbers, carry more things, people/camels to help | 6 | |
2255743155 | ships of the desert | also known as camel caravans | 7 | |
2255744120 | tribes | any system or social organization made up of villages, bands, and other groups with a common ancestry, language, culture, and name | 8 | |
2255747402 | idol | an image used as an object of worship | 9 | |
2255749761 | Mecca | under Medina, bottom dot. More valuable because of good location, had trade, no fighting, Ka'bah, had water | 10 | |
2255754431 | Muhammad | prophet of Islam | 11 | |
2255755780 | Muslim | believer of Islam | 12 | |
2255756942 | Medina | where Muhammad travels after spreading Islam, top dot | 13 | |
2255759162 | mosque | a muslim house of worship | 14 | |
2255761263 | 1st Pillar of Islam | The profession of faith -Muslims repeat a phrase "there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet". | 15 | |
2255774326 | 2nd Pillar of Islam | Prayer - Muslims pray five times a day. They face the Ka'bah (rock in Mecca) | 16 | |
2255778472 | 3rd Pillar of Islam | Giving of Alms - showing charity to the poor | 17 | |
2255780762 | 4th Pillar of Islam | Fasting during Ramadan - the 9th month of the Muslim year | 18 | |
2255783921 | 5th Pillar of Islam | Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca, all the people who can afford it must make the pilgrimage at least once | 19 | |
2255796847 | How did the nomads use Oases? | food, water, and trade | 20 | |
2255800001 | 3 communities | city dwellers, agricultural villages, nomadic tribes | 21 | |
2255803225 | Where did leaders leaders tend to live? | city dwellers | 22 | |
2255805845 | What did the period of expansion include? | controlling oases, trade routes in the desert | 23 | |
2255809275 | Why are camel caravans called ships of the desert? | they transport goods and people | 24 | |
2255812051 | prophet | someone who receives and delivers messages from a deity | 25 | |
2255817806 | How is Islam similar to other monotheistic religions? | monotheistic, holy book, started by prophets, has prophets (Moses, Jesus) | 26 | |
2255825661 | How is Islam different? | mosque, Allah, Muhammad (prophet), Qur'an, 5 Pillars | 27 | |
2255843782 | What problems did Muhammad face? | 1. being an orphan - his Uncle raised him 2. Leaders of Mecca wanted to kill him - he ran away to Medina 3. People could die from journey to Medina- He made sure nobody died | 28 | |
2255871370 | Why was monotheism the most important similarity between Islam and other monotheistic religions like Judaism and Christianity? | They all believed in the same God. They just have different names for the same God. Muslims call this God Allah. | 29 |
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