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Social Studies 2015
Social Studies
Question | Answer |
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What are the two River valley civilizations? | Egypt and Mesopotamia |
What are the three religions we learned? | Christianity, Judaism, and Islam |
Innovation definition | A new idea, or product |
Where is Saudi Arabia listed on the map? | Right above Yemen |
What is cultural diffusion. | The spreading of a religion |
Where does Muhammad live? | Mecca |
Muhammad | A religious and political leader. |
Islam | it is a monotheistic, Abraham religion |
prophet | a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God. |
muslims | a person who follows the religion of Islam, a monotheistic and Abraham religion based on the Quran. |
qur'an | It is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God. It is widely regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language. |
Makkah (Mecca) | It is in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city, as it’s the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself. |
Ka'ba | is considered a holy and sacred site by the local Arabs and Islam recognized it. |
trade routes | a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. |
Khadijah | the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. |
monotheism | Belief in one God |
polytheism | Belief in many gods |
Night Journey | when Muhammad visits Jerusalem and met the earlier prophets, like Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. |
People of the Book | in the Qur'an, it refers to followers of monotheistic Abrahamic religions that are older than Islam. |
Sunnah | The example of Muhammad |
mosques | Houses of worship |
Five Pillars of Faith | Faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and making pilgrimage to Makkah |
pilgrimage | a religious journey to the Ka'ba |
jihad | Muslims struggle with internal and external challenges |
shari'ah | Islamic law |
Shahadah | In Islam, it is the first of the five pillars. It is the Muslim profession of faith |
Zakat | It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, mandatory for all Muslims. It is not a charitable contribution, and is considered as a tax. |
Salat | prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam. |
siyam | the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan |
Hajj | It is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, |
External Jihad | the external struggle is the process of enabling someone else to attain his or her essence. |
Internal Jihad | The internal struggle is the effort to attain one's essence |
Imam | It is an Islamic leadership position. |