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Life on the Arabian
Life on the Arabian Pen.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Desert | A hot, dry place, low rainfall, sandstorm. |
| Desert: Apdatation | Wore White clothing, traveled with camels, they moved from place to place. |
| Nomad | People who travel from place to place. |
| Oasis | A area in the Desert were a water source can be found. It can support plant life, as so towns and trade centers formed around them. |
| Oasis: Apdatation | People who were nomadic traveled from Oasis to Oasis, or they adapted to the area and become stationary. They learned how to farm. |
| Coastal Plains | is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features. |
| Coastal Plain: Apdatation | The Arabians built wells, dams, and irrigation systems. They also were perfect locations for sea ports and trading areas. |
| Mountains | 1,000 to 12,000 feet in elevation and Dry riverbeds that fill up during rainstorms. |
| Mountains: Apdatation | Terrace farming, Ashes and manure for fertilizer, and dams, irrigation, and storage of rainwater. |
| Why is the Arabian Peninsula well situated for trade? | You can come from land, the sea, and it is surrounded by 3 continents. |
| Market towns in Arabian Peninsula grow into larger cities because of? | Trade. |
| Name 2 oasis cities that become stops along the many trade routes of the Arabian Peninsula. | Mecca and Medina |
| Caravan | A company of people who trade and travel together. |
| What products did the people on these caravans trade in trading center? | Spices, Intense, Ivory, Copper, Grain, silk, textiles. |
| List 2 religions that grew among the trade routes. | Judaism and Christianity |
| Mecca was a religious center because... | The Ka'ba |
| Fill in the Blank: The Ka'ba is a _____ shrine. | Religious |
| pilgramage | A travel to a religious place |
| polytheism | A belief in many gods or goddesses. |
| monothesim | The belief in many gods or goddesses. |
| An Arab who introduced the religion Islam. He is also a prophet in this religion. | Muhammad |
| A pillar in which made Muslims say a creed, "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of god: | #1 Shahada |
| A pillar that sets rules in which Muslims must pray five times the day, and also declares that they should pray to the east. | #2 Salat |
| 2.5 percent of Muslims income goes to Charity. It now goes toward food, shelter, clothing, for the poor. | #3 Zakat |
| During Ramadan, Muslims fast during daylight hours to prove they don't need food to provide energy, but Allah to give it them. | #4 Siyam |
| The pillar that says all Muslims who can do so, will go on a pilgrimage to the Ka'ba. | #5 Hajj |
| Clan | A group of blood or married related people that are nomadic and travel together. |