Terms
Desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis and organized in clans/tribes
Bedouin
The name given to the followers of Islam
Muslim
The Arabian Peninsula can be described as what eco-system
desert
The first city that was conquered by Muhammad
Mecca
What is the Kaaba
Safe place to store idols
Term given to people who are not settled in one area
Nomads
Basic Beliefs of the Islamic faith
The Five Pillars
Temperatures can reach what degrees
130 F
Original Name of Medina
Yathrib
BONUS!!!
Original Name of Mecca
Before Muhammad most people living in the Arabian Peninsula practiced what type of religion
Polytheism
Muslim house of worship
Mosque
Followers of Muhammad who believed this son-in-law should rule after Muhammad's death
Shia
Early cities/towns formed around what
Oasis
A successor to Muhammad (Deputy to the prophet) name
caliph
Zakat
Alms-giving
Meaning of Salat
daily ritual prayer
Group that believed that Bakr should rule
Sunnis
Why does the Arabian Peninsula excellent geograpy
crossroads between the West and East
Europe and China
Besides conquest - Muslims rulers helped advance Islam by providing merchants with what
Coins
Arabic numbers were borrowed from who
India / Hindu Culture
Caliphs who governed the Arab Empire from Damascus
Umayyads
Muhammad began preaching after what happened
after hearing a voice from an angel
BONUS!!!!!
Besides trade what else crossed the Arabian Peninsula?
Ideas, technology, religion
Who felt threatened by the teachings of Muhammad
Rich Merchants
Hajj
pilgrimage to Mecca