11 terms

Terms	Definitions
Oasis	Green area in a desert fed by underground water
Sheik	leader of an Arab tribe
Bedouins	desert-dwelling Arabic tribes
Caravan	group of traveling merchants
Makkah	Holy city of Muslims; rich trading center in Middle East
Kaaba	Cube-shaped building in Makka; most sacred site in Islam
Muhammad	Muslim prophet; spread the religion
Prophet	a person believed to be instructed by God to share God's word
Allah	Arabic word for God
Quran	Holy book of Islam
Arabian Peninsula	birthplace of Islam

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