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Arabian Peninsula
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was Mecca an important religious Center? | because the Ka'ba was located there. |
| What is the Ka'ba? | The Ka'ba is an ancient reigious shrine located in Mecca. |
| What is a pilgrimage? | A Pilgrimage is a journey to a scared place. |
| Why was the Arabian Peninsula well situated for trade? | because it's crossroads of 3 continents, its surrounded by 3 bodies of water, and that the Arabian peninsula produces frankincense,grains,and copper |
| what is a Caravan? | A Caravan is a company of travelers journeying together |
| When was Muhammad born? | 570 AD |
| Describe the desert environment. | The desert is hot,dry,and harsh |
| Why did cities like Mecca and Medina get so large? | Because they became stops along many trade routes |
| What products were traded at the marketplace? | livestock,textile,leather goods,spice,and metals |
| What is a Bedouin? | It's an Arabic nomad |
| What is the Qur'an? | the holy book of Islam |
| Describe pillar #3 (Zakat) | Charity to those in need |
| Describe pilar #1 (Shahada) | Muslims profess their faith, "There is only one God,and Muhammad is his prophet" |
| What is the Sunnah? | Muslim traditions passed down form the middle ages |
| What are the followers of Muhammad called? | They are called muslims |
| Describe pillar #4 (Siyam) | fasting during the month of Ramadan |
| Describe pillar #5 (Haijj) | Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Describe pillar #2 (Salat) | pray 5 times a day |
| Who did Muhammad marry? | Khadijah, a business woman |
| Who appeared as a messenger of Allah to speak to Muhammad? | Angel Gabriel |
| When did Muhammad pass? | 632 A.D |
| What did Angel Gabriel say to Muhammad | he told Muhammad that he was chosen to be the final prophet of god in charge of preaching that there is only on god and all the other gods must be rejected. |
| Describe the mountain environment. | Craggy mountains range, moist winds, cool temperature, 20 inches of rain a year |
| What did they do to adapt to the desert? | Because the desert was so harsh, they lived a nomadic life, they also wore loose-fitted clothing,and they're cattle were mostly camels who can survive in the desert |
| How did they adapt to oases? | Some became sedentary,Nomads traveled to oasis to oasis, and oasis dwellers grew fruit |
| Describe the coastal plains | Damp air, rain falls regularly, and the coastal plains are well situated for farming |
| How did they adapt to mountain environment? | They farmed on steep slopes,lived in houses made of mus bricks,constructed dams |
| How did they adapt to the coastal plains? | They built dams and wells to irrigate the lands,conserved rainwater in canals most people were traders or farmers |
| describe the oasis environment. | very fertile and grassy and fertile green spot in the middle of the desert |
| How did the Meccans respond to Muhammad? | They rejected his ideas |
| What did Muhammad do when the Meccans rejected him? | He and his Muslim followers protested but was casted out of the tribe. |
| where did Muhammad and this followers go after they were thrown out of the tribe? | They went to Yathrib and renamed it Medina |
| When did the Quaraysh tribe and Muhammad and his followers establish a peace treaty? | 628 AD |
| Why did Muhammad and his followers overtake Mecca after the peace treaty? | because The Quaraysh Tribe broke the treaty |
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