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Arabian Peninsula
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the desert and how Arabians adapted to this environment. | The temperature usually rises 120 degrees Fahrenheit during night and decreases below 0 degrees Fahrenheit at night. Their are usually strong and blinding sandstorms.Adaptation: Arab herders built tents on their journeys. Arab people had to wear loose clo |
| Describe the oasis and how Arabians adapted to this environment. | Oasis is where Arabs could have access to fresh water. An oasis forms when water is trapped underground. It is a fertile green spot in the midst of the desert. People realized they could grow crops on the water and they also dug wells for fresh water. |
| Describe the coastal plain and how Arabians adapted to this environment. | The air is damp and moist because rain falls. It separates plateaus and is 5-40 mi inland. There are also a few harbors their. Farming was great so people built dams to irrigate the land. Collected sap fro medicine and traded with India and East Africa t |
| Describe the mountains and how Arabians adapted to thus environment. | Mountains rise from 1,000- 12,000 ft. Rain can bring as much as 20 in of rain each year. As a result it helps keep the air moist. People made homes of mud brick and stored rain water underground. |
| Bedouins | Arab herders or nomads |
| Nomads | A person who moves from place to place without settling. |
| Clan | Is a group of people who are related by blood or marriage. |
| Why was the Arabian Peninsula well situated for trade? | It was well situated for trade because it was surrounded by bodies of water with trade ports and because it is surrounded by cities and continents. |
| Two oasis cities that were stops fro trade are: | Mecca and Medina |
| Caravan | A group of people traveling together. |
| Pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place |
| poltheism | belief in two or more gods |
| Ka'aba | Religious shrine |
| Muhammad married a | Wealthy businesswoman named Khadijah |
| Muhammad went to a ________ to pray and he saw ________________________ | cave and Angel Gabriel |
| Muhammad's sermons were written down in a holy book called | the Qu'ran |
| Shahada | Means profession of faith. Muslims have to recite a creed. "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of god. |
| Salat | Daily Worship. Muslims pray 5 times a day. When they pray they face toward Mecca. They worship together in places called mosques. |
| Zakat | Charity. Muslims _must_ give 2.5% of their income or possessions. It goes toward poor, orphans,food, shelter, hospitals, and money to Muslims in debt. |
| Siyam | Fasting. Ramadan is when a lot of Muslims fast till daylight to nightfall and depend on Allah for strength rather than food. At the end of their fast Muslims have a big feast. |
| Hajj | Pilgrimage. All Muslims who are capable have to walk to the city of Mecca. The Hajj promotes equality because Muslims from all over the world go to Mecca at the same time. |
| Sunnah | Muslims traditions |
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