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Southwest Asia/Islam
Environment, Trade, Mecca's importance, Muhammed's life, 5 pillars of Islam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oasis | A patch of water and vegetation caused by a geological fault. |
| Mountains | A landform with a height of over 2500 feet. |
| Desert | An arid, sandy wasteland that gets very little water. |
| Coastal Plain | A fertile part of land that is near the coast and ends in cliffs. |
| How do people adapt to live in the Oases? | People build sedentary houses, grow fruit, and even turn Oases into towns. |
| How do people adapt to living in the mountains? | People live and farm on the sides of mountains. They also build irrigation systems. |
| How do people adapt to living in the desert? | People who live in the desert must be nomadic. |
| How do people adapt to living in the coastal plains? | People who live on the coastal plains farm and dig deep wells. |
| What was a major trade route center in southwest Asia? | Baghdad |
| Where was a major seaport? | Aden |
| How did goods travel across the eastern world? | Caravans, in which the main animal of burden were camels. |
| How far does the silk road go? | All the way to Beijing, China. |
| Why is Mecca an important religious center? | Because it is the home of the Ka'aba |
| What is the Ka'aba? | A very important Muslim shrine. |
| Before Islam, type of worship was the Ka'aba used for? | Both monotheism and polytheism. |
| What was Muhammed like in his early life? | He was born into a powerful Meccan family, but was orphaned and had to work in the caravan trade with his uncle. Eventually, he married Khadijah, a businesswoman, and had several children. |
| How was Islam started? | While praying in a cave, Muhammed later taught, the angel Gabriel told him that he was the messenger of God. His encounters with Allah, his sermons and his teachers were written down in the Qur'an. |
| What did the Meccans think of Islam? | The Meccans didn't believe Muhammed, so they forced him and his followers, the Muslims, out of Mecca. So they went to Yathrib, which they renamed Medina. Muhammed gained a lot of support there. |
| How did Mecca become Muslim? | The Quaraysh tribe fought against Muhammed and his followers. There were many ties until a peace treaty was made that allowed muslims to make a pilgrimage. Once the treaty was broken, the Muslims overtook Mecca, and Muhammed dedicated the Ka'aba to Allah. |
| Shahada | Faith (Muslims recite, "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger") |
| Salat | Daily worship (Muslims pray five times a day, at dawn, noon, midday, sunset, and nightfall) |
| Zakat | Charity (Muslims must give 2.5% of their income to charity) |
| Siyam | Fasting (during the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours to show their dependence on Allah for strength, not food) |
| The Hajj | pilgrimage (All Muslims who can do so are expected to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca) |
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