Ch 11-1: the Rise of Islam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 desert | ___ stretches over most of the Arabian peninsula. |
| oases | Water is found only at ___. |
| Bedouins | Some Arabian herders were called ___. |
| sheikh | Early Arabs organized into tribes. The head of these tribes was called the ___. |
| caravan | Some Arab villagers were merchants who transported goods across the desert. Many traveled in a ___ or group of traveling merchants and animals. |
| Makkah | The largest and richest town in Arabia was ___. |
| Allah | Arabians worshipped many gods, but the most important was ___. |
| Muhammad | In AD 610, a man named ___ went into the hills to pray. |
| Islam | Muhammad said he was visited by an angel and told to preach ___, which means "surrendering to the will of God." |
| equal | Muhammad preached only to worship Allah and that all people were ___. |
| good life | Muhammad preached that wealth was not as important as leading a ___ ___. |
| Muslims | Followers of Islam are called ___. |
| power | Wealthy merchants and religious leaders did not like Muhammad's message. They thought he was trying to steal their ___. |
| Yathrib | In AD 622, Muhammad and his followers left Makkah. They moved north to a town called ___. |
| Hijrah | The journey of Muhammad and his followers to Yathrib became known as the ___, which means "breaking off relationships." |
| one | Like Jews and Christians, Muslims believe in ___ God. |
| prophets | For Muslims, early ___ were Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. |
| Quran | Muslims' religious writings became know as the ___, or holy book of Islam. |
| live | The Quran instructs Muslims on how they should ___. |
| Pillars | Muslims are expected to fulfill the Five ___ of Islam, or acts of worship. |
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