Social Studies (6th grade): The Rise of Islam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Early Arabs organized into tribes who were very loyal to each other. The head of the tribe was called a what? | sheikh |
| What things does the Quran instruct Muslims about? | be honest and treat others fairly, honor their parents, show kindness to their neighbors, give to the poor, murder, lying & stealing are forbidden |
| Why were oases important to Arabs? | they supplied water to the herders |
| For Muslims, early prophets included who? | Abraham, Moses, Jesus, & Muhammad |
| How many times should a Muslim pray each day? | five |
| Arabs that were desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis are called | Bedouins |
| Arabs believed that the great stone inside the Kaaba came from where/who? | Heaven |
| What was the Kaaba? | a stone structure |
| What does the word Islam mean? | "surrender to the will of Allah" |
| This man claims he went to the hills to pray and was visited by an angel who told him to preach Islam. | Muhammad |
| After Muhammad created an Islamic state, he required all Muslims to do what? | put loyalty to Islam above loyalty to the tribe |
| In 622 Muhammad and his followers left Makkah and moved to a town called Yathrib. The city welcomed them. What was the city renamed? | Madinah |
| The Five Pillars of Islam are what? | Belief, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage |
| In Islam, Muhammad is seen as a prophet and a good person who is just as divine as Jesus to Christians | false |
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