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Islam
The unit of Islam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a desert? | a flat dry expanse of land. |
| Why is Arabia a good trading place? | it borders 3 countries |
| What is an oasis, what is a sand dune | a wet fertile area in a desert, a hill of sand shaped by the wind |
| what is the difference between a sedentary people and a nomadic people? | The first doesn't move from place to place |
| What is a caravan? | A group of people traveling together |
| What is a souk? | A trading place |
| Which book contain all of mohhamed's teachings? | The Qu'aran |
| How many gods do the Muslims believe in and what is this called | one, polytheism |
| What is Islam | a religion based on the messages Muhammad received. |
| What is a shrine. | A place for people to worship a god or saint |
| What is a pilgrimage | a journey to a sacred place |
| what is a mosque | a building for Muslim worship |
| What does jihad mean | holy war |
| Muslims are supposed to follow these 5 acts of worship | The Five Pillars of Islam |
| What is the Sunnah | the biography of mohhamed |
| who was the higest leader of islam called | caliph |
| what is a synonym for tolerance | acceptance |
| What were Janissaries | slave solders converted to Islam and fierce fighters |
| what is a sultan | an ottoman leader |
| did women and men live together | no, woe men lived in a separate part of a household called a harem |
| what is the difference between Shias and Sunni | The first thought that only mohhameds family could rule, the second thought that any good muslim could rule |
| What is Sufism | encourages a relationship with god |
| patons are | sponsors |
| miranet is a | narrow tower for calling Muslims to prayer |
| caligraphy is | fancy writing |