Vocabulary
The name of the five basic duties of all Muslims.
The Five Pillars
This is the city that the prophet Muhammad migrated to in order to escape the angry people of Mecca.
Medina
Recite Pillar Number 1.
There is only one God-Allah, and Muhammad is the Prophet.
Describe what the Prophet Muhammad did in 622 that was so important. Try to tell the story. Use terms like polytheism and monotheism, and don't forget to mention the places.
Muhammad tired to convince the polytheistic people of Mecca, that there was only one God, Allah. This angered the people of Mecca, so Muhammad had to retreat and take hijra from Mecca to Medina. The people of Medina accepted Muhammad's teachings.
Name one Legacy from Muslim Culture.
Hindu-Arabic numerals to replace old fashion Roman numerals,
Algebra: a branch of mathematics
Medicine: first to diagnose and treat many diseases such as measles and small pox.
Developed the first school of pharmacy -drugs to help people get better.
Doctors who wrote medical textbooks and encyclopedias
Calligraphy-a form of beautiful handwriting
Architecture: The design of mosques and minarets.
Literature: Favorite stories from India and Arabia were combined into a book called "Arabian Nights", including "Aladdin", "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves", and "sinbad the Sailor" Also the most important Legacy in Muslim Literature, The "Quran".
Astrolabe: A tool that helped navigate using the position of the stars. Invented by the Greeks, perfected by the Muslims.
The Arabian city believed to be the birthplace of Muhammad.
Mecca
A well watered area of a dessert.
oasis
Recite Pillar Number 2
Pray Five times per day facing the holy city of Mecca.
The year 622 is so important to Muslims because it marks the beginning of what?
The Muslim Calendar
Fill in the blanks.
While on our ______________, we were ___________
by pirates/raiders, who stole all of our ________________.
Blank 1: caravan
Blank 2: attacked, robbed
Blank 3: commodities.
The most sacred religious temple in Mecca.
Kaaba
The present day country in the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula is this country.
Yemen
Recite Pillar Number 3
Give to the poor and the less fortunate.
What is the Greek instrument that Muslims perfected? What was the main value and purpose of it?
The Astrolabe. It allowed travel across the dessert to assist with not getting lost by using the position of the stars.
Fill in the blank.
One of the _______________ of traveling in the desert during the day, is the _______________ temperatures. There is the chance that you could run out of __________________, so make sure you have knowledge of where an ________________ might be located.
Blank 1: dangers
Blank 2: high, squelching
Blank 3: water
Blank 4: oasis
The ancient Arabian capital, a trading center, in present day Jordan.
Petra
A Muslim journey for religious purposes.
Hajj
Recite Pillar Number 4.
Fast from sun up to sun down during the holy month of Ramadan.
The name of the wealthy merchant who became the wife of Muhammad.
Khadija
Fill in the blank:
The ______________, helped ancient people traveling in the desert, find their location, using the ________.
Blank 1: astrolabe
Blank 2: stars
The religion of Muslims based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad is called this.
Islam
This is a body of water to the east of the Arabian Peninsula.
Persian Gulf
Recite Pillar Number 5.
If you can afford to, go on a hajj to Mecca, at least once in a lifetime.
The name of the holy book of the Muslim people.
Quran
Explain 2 advantages of having a central marketplace.
cultural impact-you can see mosques, minarets, caliphate.
social hub-place where people gather for socializing
convenient-all types of commodities in one place/one stop shopping.
economic impact-crucial for the local economy; provides a source of income for small-scale farmers and artisans.
many different merchants selling similar items, so you can barter for a better price.