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Islam & Muhammad Peninsula
Life on the Arabian Peninsula
Current Events
Vocabulary
After Muhammad's Death
100
This is Islam's main teaching.
There is only one God.
100
what three types of people occupied the Arabian Pen?
farmers, nomads, townspeople
100
This country is currently the largest on the Arab Pen.
Saudi Arabia
100
Monotheism
What is the term for the belief in one god?
100
The Caliphs were?
Leaders of Islam after Muhammad's death.
200
What do Muslims believe about the Qur'an
It is the holy book of Islam
200
Why were large oases important on the Arab Pen?
the water and farms were important to traders
200
This country's capital is damascus.
Syria
200
Allah
What is the term for God in Arabic?
200
Why did the first caliphs begin a military conquest?
They wanted to spread the religion of Islam.
300
Muhammad's journey from Makkah to Yathrib is called
The Hijrah
300
This was a the term for nomads on the Arab Pen.
Bedouins
300
This city is still the destination for the Hajj
Makkah
300
These people accepted the rule of an elected Caliph.
Who are the Sunni
300
Shi'a refused the rule of the Umayyads' because
Believed caliph should always be kin of Muhammad
400
Yathrib's name was changed to
Medina
400
The term for an area of water in the desert.
Oasis
400
Apprx 80% of Muslims are of which party
Sunni
400
This term means Successor
Caliph
400
Because some Muslims refused to accept the Umayyad's rule.
The Muslim community split.
500
What book became part of Islamic law
The Sunnah
500
What is the Cube made by Abraham and his son
The Ka'aba
500
Mr. Logue graduated from which college?
Cal Poly
500
Groups formed by blood or marriage.
Clans
500
The party that accepted the rule of Umayyads.
The Sunni