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The begginning of Is
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oasis | A small area in the middle of the dessert that usually has a spring of water and fertile groud |
| Bedouins | Nomadic herder of the Arabian peninsula * traded with sedentary (settled) farmers who live at oases |
| Nomad | A person with no home who moves place to place for work or food. |
| Clan | Families related through blood or marriage *created own governments and armies. |
| Pilgrimage | journey for religious purposes *early polytheistic Arabs took pilgrimages to worship the Kaaba in Mecca * monotheistic Muslims try to make pilgrimages to Mecca at least once in their lives. |
| Mecca | oasis trade city *home of the kaba |
| Ka'bah | Important religious shrine for early polytheistic Arabs and later for monotheistic Muslims (place were Muslims worshiped) |
| Allah | Arabic word for god * Primary god for early monotheistic Muslims (same god worshiped by Jews and Christians) |
| Monotheism | When you only believe in 1 god |
| Islam | The religion that was founded by the prophet Muhammad |
| Muslim | The name of the followers of the religion of Islam |
| Yathrib/Medina | The place that Muhammad and his followers fled to. Medina welcomed Muhammad and his followers into Medina for peace and to learn about Islam |