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134710000 | Where it started | Saudi Arabia Mecca | |
134710001 | Founder | Mohammad (570 --> 632) (-gods messenger) (-the last prophet) | |
134710002 | The Sacred Book | The Koran (Qu'ran, Quran) (written in arabic, words of god as given to Mohammad) | |
134710003 | Major Beliefs | one all powerful god (monotheistic, Allah), 5 Pillars (no god but allah, pray 5x a day facing Mecca, give alms to the poor, fast during Ramadan, hajj to Mecca 1x in life) | |
134710004 | Rituals/Worship | prayer, mosque | |
134710005 | Holy Places | Mecca, Jerusalem | |
134710006 | Spread through...to? | all over the world, arabia, jihad, trade, hajj | |
134719802 | What is the most important form of worship in Islam? | prayer | |
134719803 | What is the most important building in Islam? | mosque | |
134719804 | What helped to spread islam? | learning of muslims scientists, conquests of muslims soldiers | |
134719805 | What groups made up Pre-Islam Arabia? | semi-nomadic, small tribes | |
134719806 | What was important in Pre-Islam Arabia? | Tribe loyalty, strong kin ties | |
134719807 | What was Pre-Islam in one word? | inhospitable | |
134719808 | How developed was the economy? | little agriculture, somewhat isolated | |
134719809 | What did Pre-Islam Arabia lack? | Material culture | |
134719810 | What was most important to their culture? | poetry | |
134719811 | What was the religion of Pre-Islam Arabia? | polytheistic (animism) | |
134719812 | What type of herders were present in Pre-Islam Arabia? | camel and goat herders | |
134719813 | Was Pre-Islam Arabia unified | no |