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Question | Answer |
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What are some characteristics of the desert environment? | hot and dry. Very harsh. In the summer=120 degrees. Rains for 3 to 4 inches. |
What are some characteristics of the oasis environment? | Fertile land. Vary in size. Lots of springs and waterfalls. plants life sprouts up. |
What are some characteristics of the costal plains environment? | Between 5& 40 miles in land. Rocky cliffs. and moist and damp air. |
What are some characteristics of the mountains environment? | mountains rise up to 1,000-12,000 feet high. 20 miles of rain each year. Elevation and rain help keep cool. |
Describe the ways people lived in the desert? | Raising sheep,goats,and camels. setting up tents. Rode camels. More trade routes. |
Describe the ways people lived in the oasis? | Dig deep holes to obtain more water for crops. Use date Paris tree wood. Leaves for roofs and ropes. |
Describe the way people lived in the costal plains? | substitutes farming. irrigated the land. Grains, fruit, and vegies. |
Describe the way people lived in the mountains? | Grew fruits like melons, and pomegranates. They use it for soil. Farmers construct dams and irrigation systems. People farmed on steep slopes. |
Define the word Nomad. | Nomads are Bedouins. |
Define the word Bedouins. | Bedouins are Arab herders. |
Define the word clan. | people who are related by blood and or marriage. |
why did market town in the Arabian Peninsula grow into larger cities. | Because of Trade |
What are some products that people traveled to the Arabian Peninsula to gain? | Incense,prefumes,and cooper. |
Define the word Caravan. | A company or travelers journeying together. |
why was mecca an important religious center? | Because the Ka'aba was located there. |
Define the word Pilgrimage. | A journey to a scared place. |
Define the word polytheism. | The belief in many gods. |
Define the word Monotheism. | The belief in one god. |
What is the ka'aba? | It is an ancient religious shrine located in the trading city called mecca. |
who ere the four caliphs? | Abu Bakr, Umar,Uthman,and Ali. |