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Arabian Peninsula
Religous
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mecca was an important religious center because the __________ was located there | ka'aba |
| the Ka'aba is an ancient ________ shrine located in the trading city called __________ | religious; Mecca |
| pilgrimage | a journey to a secret place |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| The only one god the Arabs believed in was called _________ | Allah |
| They believed the Ka'aba was a stone temple built by Abraham and Ishmael to honor Allah so they to worshiped Allah at the | Ka'aba |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| one of these Arabs named _________________ came on the scene in the early 600s and spoke out against all _________ at the Ka'aba in Mecca. | Muhummad; Polytheism |
| Allah was the only one true god and all other gods must be _________ | rejected |
| peace through submission to the will of God is the religion spread by Muhummad | Islam |
| why was Mecca an important religious center | many people made pilgrimages there -ka'aba was there |
| what were the two religious ideas in competition on how to use the ka'aba | polytheism vs. monotheism |