Islam
Key Terms
Urban and Rural Life of Egypt
Small things
100

The Name of their God in the Islamic Belief

Who is Allah?

100

During this holiday people fast from dawn to dusk

Ramadan

100

Since Egypt is overcrowded, people have to live on the

streets on graveyards

100

women in this country must wear a

veil

200

The founder of the Islam's belief and major prophet

Muhammad

200

the largest city and capital of Egypt

Cairo

200

People in the rural areas live along the

Nile River or Suez Canal

300

the holy city

Mecca

300

Islamic law is based on this holy book

Quran

300

the type of homes that are made in the rural areas

mud bricks or stones

400

The amount of times that I must pray in the Islamic belief

5 times a day

400

an open air market

Bazaar

400

People move from the rural areas to urban areas for better

jobs and better education

500

the Muslim Holiday in which the followers of Islam must fast or go without food

Ramadan

500

Egypt rural farmers are known as

Fellaheen

500
The major problem of Cairo is

traffic jams, overcrowding, and lack of housing

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