Environment, Trade, Mecca's importance, Muhammed's life, 5 pillars of Islam
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| Oasis | A patch of water and vegetation caused by a geological fault.
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| Mountains | A landform with a height of over 2500 feet.
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| Desert | An arid, sandy wasteland that gets very little water.
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| Coastal Plain | A fertile part of land that is near the coast and ends in cliffs.
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| How do people adapt to live in the Oases? | People build sedentary houses, grow fruit, and even turn Oases into towns.
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| How do people adapt to living in the mountains? | People live and farm on the sides of mountains. They also build irrigation systems.
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| How do people adapt to living in the desert? | People who live in the desert must be nomadic.
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| How do people adapt to living in the coastal plains? | People who live on the coastal plains farm and dig deep wells.
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| What was a major trade route center in southwest Asia? | Baghdad
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| Where was a major seaport? | Aden
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| How did goods travel across the eastern world? | Caravans, in which the main animal of burden were camels.
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| How far does the silk road go? | All the way to Beijing, China.
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| Why is Mecca an important religious center? | Because it is the home of the Ka'aba
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| What is the Ka'aba? | A very important Muslim shrine.
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| Before Islam, type of worship was the Ka'aba used for? | Both monotheism and polytheism.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Shahada | Faith (Muslims recite, "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his messenger")
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| Salat | Daily worship (Muslims pray five times a day, at dawn, noon, midday, sunset, and nightfall)
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| Zakat | Charity (Muslims must give 2.5% of their income to charity)
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| Siyam | Fasting (during the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours to show their dependence on Allah for strength, not food)
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| 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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